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100	1		_aDever, William G. _916510 _eauthor
245	1	0	_aDid God have a wife? : _barchaeology and folk religion in ancient Israel / _cWilliam G. Dever.
260			_aGrand Rapids, Michigan : _bW.B. Eerdmans, _cc2005.
300			_axvi, 344 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 318-333) and indexes.
505	1		_aI. 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?
650		0	_aAsherah (Semitic deity) _916511
650		0	_aJews _xFolklore _916512
650		0	_aExcavations (Archaeology) _zIsrael _92105
651		0	_aIsrael _xReligion _916513
651		0	_aIsrael _xAntiquities _92107
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