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Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible

Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible

Second extensively revised edition

by Pieter W. van der HorstToorn and Bob Prof. Dr. Becking
Hardback
Publication Date: 10/11/1998

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The Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible is the single major work of reference on the gods, angels, demons, spirits and semi-divine heroes whose names occur in the biblical books. First published in 1995 and chosen by "Choice" as Best Reference Work of 1996, an extensively revised edition was published in 1998. Arranged in the order of the Latin alphabet, the more than four-hundred names are those found in the books of the Hebrew and the Greek Bible, Old and New Testament, including the Apocrypha. There are entries on divine names recognized as such by the biblical authors; divine names in theophoric toponyms and anthroponyms; secular terms which occur as divine names in neighbouring civilizations, conjectural divine names, at times based on textual emendation, proposed by modern scholarship; and humans who acquired a semi-divine status in tradition. A typical entry contains a discussion of the pertinent name, its meaning, the religio-historical background, relevant biblical passages and an up-to-date bibliography. Extensive indices and cross-references provide easy access to the rich information of the dictionary. The Dictionary of Deities and Demons is the fruit of a common effort of a group of more than a hundred international scholars from a variety of traditions.
ISBN:
9789004111196
9789004111196
Category:
Biblical commentaries
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
10-11-1998
Language:
English
Publisher:
Brill
Country of origin:
Netherlands
Edition:
2nd Edition
Pages:
962
Dimensions (mm):
250x170x56mm
Weight:
1.96kg

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