Gods, goddesses, and the women who serve them
1. Goddesses. "And the women knead dough" -- Asherah, the west Semitic goddess of spinning and weaving? -- The women of the Bible and of ancient Near Eastern myth -- 2. Priests and prophets. Why is Miriam also among the prophets? (and is Zipporah among the priests?) -- The mother of Eshmun...
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Grand Rapids, Michigan
W. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
2022
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Zusammenfassung: | 1. Goddesses. "And the women knead dough" -- Asherah, the west Semitic goddess of spinning and weaving? -- The women of the Bible and of ancient Near Eastern myth -- 2. Priests and prophets. Why is Miriam also among the prophets? (and is Zipporah among the priests?) -- The mother of Eshmunazor, priest of Astarte -- Priestesses, purity, and parturition -- 3. Queen mothers. The queen mother and the cult in ancient Israel -- The queen mother and the cult in the ancient Near East -- 4. Women and worship. At home with the goddess -- Women and the worship of Yahweh in ancient Israel |
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Beschreibung: | xiii, 296 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm |
ISBN: | 9780802879561 978-0-8028-7956-1 |