Karel van der Toorn explained

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 1998 and until he became the chairman of the Board.

Van der Toorn previously taught at Utrecht University and 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

Notes and References

1. http://albumacademicum.uva.nl/id/id001199 Prof. dr. K. van der Toorn, 1956 -
2. Web site: Prof. K. (Karel) van der Toorn . 2013-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150706035726/http://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/organisation/staff-members/content/t/o/k.vandertoorn/k.van-der-toorn.html . 2015-07-06 . dead .