The Cult of Asherah in Ancient Israel and Judah

The Cult of Asherah in Ancient Israel and Judah
Title The Cult of Asherah in Ancient Israel and Judah PDF eBook
Author Judith M. Hadley
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 288
Release 2000-06-09
Genre Religion
ISBN 9780521662352

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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.

Did God Have a Wife?

Did God Have a Wife?
Title Did God Have a Wife? PDF eBook
Author William G. Dever
Publisher Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Pages 361
Release 2008-07-23
Genre History
ISBN 0802863949

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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.

Only One God?

Only One God?
Title Only One God? PDF eBook
Author Bob Becking
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages 232
Release 2002-02-01
Genre Religion
ISBN 0567232123

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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.

Asherah and the Cult of Yahweh in Israel

Asherah and the Cult of Yahweh in Israel
Title Asherah and the Cult of Yahweh in Israel PDF eBook
Author Saul M. Olyan
Publisher Atlanta, Ga. : Scholars Press
Pages 128
Release 1988
Genre Religion
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Religious Diversity in Ancient Israel and Judah

Religious Diversity in Ancient Israel and Judah
Title Religious Diversity in Ancient Israel and Judah PDF eBook
Author Francesca Stavrakopoulou
Publisher A&C Black
Pages 225
Release 2010-04-15
Genre Religion
ISBN 0567032167

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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.

The Politics of Ancient Israel

The Politics of Ancient Israel
Title The Politics of Ancient Israel PDF eBook
Author Norman Karol Gottwald
Publisher Westminster John Knox Press
Pages 396
Release 2001-01-01
Genre Religion
ISBN 9780664219772

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This work offers a reconstruction of the politics of ancient Israel within the wider political environment of the ancient Near East. Gottwald begins by questioning the view of some biblical scholars that the primary factor influencing Israel's political evolution was its religion.

The Hebrew Goddess

The Hebrew Goddess
Title The Hebrew Goddess PDF eBook
Author Raphael Patai
Publisher Wayne State University Press
Pages 405
Release 1990-09-01
Genre Religion
ISBN 0814338216

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The Hebrew Goddess demonstrates that the Jewish religion, far from being pure monotheism, contained from earliest times strong polytheistic elements, chief of which was the cult of the mother goddess. Lucidly written and richly illustrated, this third edition contains new chapters of the Shekhina.