Dictionary of deities and demons in the Bible : DDD / edited by Karel van der Toorn, Bob Becking, Pieter W. van der Horst.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brill.

Toorn, K. van der, editor.

Becking, Bob, editor.

Horst, Pieter Willem van der, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gods in the Bible--Dictionaries.

Gods in the Bible.

Demonology in the Bible--Dictionaries.

Demonology in the Bible.

Genre:

Lexikon.

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxviii, 960 pages)

Edition:

Second extensively revised edition.

Other Title:

Dictionary of deities and demons in the Bible online

DDD online

DDD

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill ; Grand Rapids, Michigan : Eerdmans, 1999.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

The Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible, copublished by Eerdmans and Brill, is the only major reference work describing the gods, angels, demons, spirits, and semidivine heroes whose names occur throughout Scripture.

First published in 1995 and named by Choice as an "Outstanding Academic Book of 1996" this volume has been extensively revised. Thirty articles appear in this second edition for the first time, while more than l00 articles have been brought up to date with the latest research.

Written by 100 leading international scholars and arranged in alphabetical order, the more than 400 articles in this comprehensive work cover every deity found in the Hebrew and Greek scriptures, including the Apocrypha. Each article includes discussion of the meaning of the deity's name, its religio-historical background, the relevant biblical passages, and up-to-date bibliographical information. Extensive indexes and cross-references provide easy access to the rich information found in the dictionary.

Unique in subject matter and comprehensive in coverage, the Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible will be an indispensable resource tool for scholars and students from a broad range of disciplines.

Contents:

Consultants

General

Biblical Books (including the Apocrypha)

Pseudepigraphical and Early Patristic Works

Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Texts

Targumic Material

Periodicals, Reference Works, and Series

List of Entries

Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible.

Notes:

This online reference work has ISSN 2589-7802.

First edition: Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill, 1995.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Dictionary of deities and demons in the Bible DDD.

OCLC:

894557152

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.