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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1. Verfasser: Ackerman, Susan Ellen (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: 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
Beschreibung:xiii, 296 Seiten
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24 cm
ISBN:9780802879561
978-0-8028-7956-1