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Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible Online
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The Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible Online 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, and then in an extensively revised edition in 1998, this edition is now published online. 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 Online is the fruit of a common effort of a group of more than a hundred international scholars from a variety of traditions.
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General Abbreviations
Abbreviations of Biblical Books Including the Apocrypha
Abbreviations of Pseudepigraphical and Early Patristic Works
Abbreviations of Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Texts
Abbreviations of Targumic Material
Abbreviations of Periodicals, Reference Works, and Series
Abbreviations of Ancient Authors and Works
Edited by Karel van der Toorn, Bob Becking, and Pieter W. van der Horst
Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible Online
Editor:
The Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible Online 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, and then in an extensively revised edition in 1998, this edition is now published online. 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 Online is the fruit of a common effort of a group of more than a hundred international scholars from a variety of traditions.
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