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'''Karel van der Toorn''' (born 1956 in [[The Hague]]<ref>[http://www.wouterboonstra.nl/Januari.2008.pdf Curriculum vitae]</ref>) 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.
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'''Karel van der Toorn''' (born 8 March 1956 in [[The Hague]])<ref>[http://albumacademicum.uva.nl/id/id001199 Prof. dr. K. van der Toorn, 1956 -] at the UvA ''Album Academicum'' website.</ref> 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.{{citation needed|reason=Doesn't one normally keep the title of professor when on the board of a university?|date=June 2015}}
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Van der Toorn previously taught at the [[University of Utrecht]] and the [[University of Leiden]]. In 2012 he was made a Commander of the French [[National Order of Merit (France)|National Order of Merit]].<ref>[http://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/organisation/staff-members/content/t/o/k.vandertoorn/k.van-der-toorn.html Prof. K. (Karel) van der Toorn]</ref>

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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 (France)|National Order of Merit]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/organisation/staff-members/content/t/o/k.vandertoorn/k.van-der-toorn.html |title=Prof. K. (Karel) van der Toorn |access-date=2013-07-29 |archive-url=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 |archive-date=2015-07-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
*''[[Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible]]''; co-editor. 1995, 1999.
*''[[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}}


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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.[citation needed]

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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Prof. dr. K. van der Toorn, 1956 - at the UvA Album Academicum website.
  2. ^ "Prof. K. (Karel) van der Toorn". Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
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