Karel van der Toorn
Karel van der Toorn (born 8 March 1956 in The Hague)[1] is a Dutch scholar of ancient religions. From 2006 to 2011 he was chairman of the Board at the University of Amsterdam, where he was a professor since 1988 and until he became the chairman of the Board.
Van der Toorn previously taught at the Utrecht University and the Leiden University. In 2012 he was made a Commander of the French National Order of Merit.[2]
Works
- Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible; co-editor. 1995, 1999.
- Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible. Cambridge, Mass., 2007, Harvard University Press ISBN 978-0-674-03254-5
References
- ↑ Prof. dr. K. van der Toorn, 1956 - at the UvA Album Academicum website.
- ↑ Prof. K. (Karel) van der Toorn
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