Did God have a wife? : archaeology and folk religion in ancient Israel / William G. Dever.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Grand Rapids, Michigan : W.B. Eerdmans, c2005.Description: xvi, 344 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0802863942
- 299.2
Incomplete contents:
I. Defining and contextualizing religion -- II. The history of the history: In search of ancient Israel's religions -- III. Sources and methods for the study of ancient Israel's religions -- IV. The Hebrew Bible: Religious reality or theological Ideal? -- V. Archaeological evidence for folk religions in ancient Israel -- VI. The goddess Asherah and her cult -- VII. Asherah, women's cults, and "offical Yahwism" -- VIII. From polytheism to monotheism -- IX. What does the goddess do to help?
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-333) and indexes.
I. Defining and contextualizing religion -- II. The history of the history: In search of ancient Israel's religions -- III. Sources and methods for the study of ancient Israel's religions -- IV. The Hebrew Bible: Religious reality or theological Ideal? -- V. Archaeological evidence for folk religions in ancient Israel -- VI. The goddess Asherah and her cult -- VII. Asherah, women's cults, and "offical Yahwism" -- VIII. From polytheism to monotheism -- IX. What does the goddess do to help?