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Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible - Second extensively revised edition (Hardcover, 2nd New edition)
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Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible - Second extensively revised edition (Hardcover, 2nd New edition)
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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, it is now republished in a new extensively revised edition.
30 entries appear for the first time in the new edition, while more
than 100 others have been brought up to date with the latest state
of research. 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. Owing to the comprehensive
coverage of names and its religio-historical emphasis, the
"Dictionary of Deities and Demons provides crucial information
concerning the spiritual world in which the Peoples of the Book
have lived. 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. Chosen for their specialcompetence,
the contributors write about those deities or demons for which
their research makes them eminently qualified. Acting as advisors
are Hans Dieter Betz (Chicago), Andri Caquot (Paris), Jonas C.
Greenfield (Jerusalem), Erik Hornung (Basel), Michael Stone
(Jerusalem), and Manfred Weipert (Heidelberg).
A Brill-Eerdmans co-publication
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