Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception

Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception


The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR) pursues a

twofold task:

Firstly, it comprehensively renders the current state of knowledge

on the origins and development of the Bible according to its different

canonic forms in Judaism and Christianity.

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Secondly, it documents the history of the Bible’s reception, not only

in the Christian churches and the Jewish Diaspora, but also in

literature, art, music, and film, as well as Islam and other religious

traditions and current religious movements.

With the help of a comprehensive search engine the online edition

of the EBR makes the articles fully searchable.


With this broad program of reception history, EBR moves into new

terrain, seeking to do justice to the fact that the biblical texts not

only have their own particular genetic background and setting but

also have been received and interpreted, and exerted their

influence, in countless and diverse religious, theological, and

aesthetic settings. EBR will shape scholarship on the Bible and its

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aesthetic settings. EBR will shape scholarship on the Bible and its

reception.

EBR is a resource tool for scholars in biblical studies and related

fields but also accessible to general readers interested in the Bible.

It is edited by an international team of scholars, all experts in their

fields.

EBR will be published in English, and the articles will appear in print

and online.


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Theologische Realenzyklopädie


The Theologische Realenzyklopädie (Theological Encyclopaedia) is

a modern specialist encyclopaedia comprising 36 volumes of text

(1976-2004) representing the present state of theological research

as a whole.

More than a generation of scholars have collaborated in its

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More than a generation of scholars have collaborated in its

production, to create a unique internationally-oriented reference

work containing more than 2,500 articles (on over 28,000 pages of

text) in German.

The TRE is an indispensable tool for research, study and teaching,

principally in theology, but also in its neighbouring disciplines such

as history, philosophy, Jewish studies and religious studies.


Besides a line-by-line reproduction of the complete text, the online

version presents all the illustrations, maps, graphics and tables

included in the printed volumes.

Links to the new “Encyclopaedia of the Bible and Its Reception”

(EBR ) , to de Gruyter's theological journals and to external sources

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(EBR ) , to de Gruyter's theological journals and to external sources

will gradually create an unparalleled expanding electronic corpus of

theological knowledge.

Please contact us with all your questions!

De Gruyter

Genthiner Straße 13

EBR - TRE

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Genthiner Straße 13

D-10785 Berlin / Germany

Tel: +49 30 260 05-0

Fax: +49 30 260 05-251

E-Mail: [email protected]

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Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception