Karel van der Toorn (born 8 March 1956 in

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) is a Dutch scholar of ancient religions. From 2006 to 2011 he was chairman of the Board at the

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, where he was a

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since 1998 and until he became the chairman of the Board. Van der Toorn previously taught at

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and

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. In 2012 he was made a Commander of the French

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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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Toorn, Karel van der 1956 births Living people Dutch biblical scholars University of Amsterdam faculty Commanders of the Ordre national du Mérite Utrecht University faculty Leiden University faculty Writers from The Hague Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam alumni