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The Cult of Asherah in Ancient Israel and Judah
Author | : Judith M. Hadley |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2000-06-09 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0521662354 |
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Recent archaeological discoveries have encouraged scholars to reinvestigate the Israelite religion. In this book, Judith Hadley uses these discoveries, alongside biblical material and non-biblical inscriptions, to examine the evidence for the worship of Asherah as the partner of God in the Bible. By investigating the Khirbet al-Qom and Kuntillet 'Ajrud inscriptions, for example, where the phrase 'Yahweh and his Asherah' is frequently in evidence, the author asks what the ancient Israelites meant by this, how they construed the relationship between Yahweh and Asherah, and whether in fact the term actually referred to an object of worship rather than to a goddess. The author also evaluates more recent scholarship to substantiate her conclusions. This is a detailed and brilliant study which promises to make a significant contribution to the ongoing debate about the exact nature of Asherah and her significance in pre-exilic Israel and Judah.
Asherah and the Cult of Yahweh in Israel
Author | : Saul M. Olyan |
Publsiher | : Atlanta, Ga. : Scholars Press |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : UOM:49015001278374 |
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Asherah
Author | : Richard J. Pettey |
Publsiher | : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Bibles |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105041409850 |
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Recent archaeological discoveries have suggested that there was a Canaanite goddess who was not only worshipped by the people of ancient Israel during the time of the monarchy (1000-587 B.C.E.), but who was so much associated with Yahweh as to be construed as Yahweh's consort. This book investigates the goddess, Asherah. Exploring her ancient Canaanite backgrounds sets the stage for an exhaustive study of the biblical references to Asherah. This study examines each of the forty references in detail. An archaeological section lends corroborating evidence. This book defends the proposition that Asherah was indeed worshipped by the people of Israel, offering the biblical texts as the primary evidence.
Only One God
Author | : Bob Becking,Meindert Dijkstra,Marjo Korpel,Karel Vriezen |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2002-02-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780567232120 |
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The view of ancient Israelite religion as monotheistic has long been traditional in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, religions that have elaborated in their own way the biblical image of a single male deity. But recent archaeological findings of texts and images from the Iron Age kingdoms of Israel and Judah and their neighbourhood offer a quite different impression. Two issues in particular raised by these are the existence of a female consort, Asherah, and the implication for monotheism; and the proliferation of pictorial representations that may contradict the biblical ban on images. Was the religion of ancient Israel really as the Bible would have us believe? This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to these issues, presenting the relevant inscriptions and discussing their possible impact for Israelite monotheism, the role of women in the cult, and biblical theology.
The Cult of Ashera in Ancient Israel and Judah
Author | : Judith M. Hadley |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Ashera (Semitic deity) |
ISBN | : OCLC:1419312059 |
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Religious Diversity in Ancient Israel and Judah
Author | : Francesca Stavrakopoulou,John Barton |
Publsiher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2010-04-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780567032164 |
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This volume of essays draws together specialists in the field to explain, illustrate and analyze this religious diversity in Ancient Israel.
Did God Have a Wife
Author | : William G. Dever |
Publsiher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2008-07-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780802863942 |
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This richly illustrated, non-technical reconstruction of "folk religion" in ancient Israel is based largely on recent archaeological evidence, but also incorporates biblical texts where possible.
Under Every Green Tree
Author | : Susan Ackerman |
Publsiher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 2018-07-17 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9789004369948 |
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"By focusing on the forms of religious expression which the sixth-century prophets condemn, we can begin to apprehend the diversity which characterized exilic religion. Moreover, by recognizing the polemical nature of the prophetic critiques and by resolving to read these critiques without prophetic prejudice and instead with a non-judgmental eye, we can place ourselves in a position to re-evaluate the traditional descriptions of the sixth-century cult. Our task, then, is to read anew; our aim is to judge afresh. With this goal in mind, we turn our attention to the major prophetic texts which will comprise our study: Jeremiah 7 and 44, Ezekiel 8, Isaiah 57, and Isaiah 65." - From the Introduction