Asherah : goddesses in Ugarit, Israel and the Old Testament

Asherah : goddesses in Ugarit, Israel and the Old Testament / Tilde Binger.

A comprehensive discussion of texts concerning the goddess Asherah, as she is portrayed in texts from Ugarit (both epic and ritual texts, as well as the lists of sacrifices), Israel (the Khirbet el-Qom and Kuntillet Ajrud inscriptions) and the Old Testament. The main theses of the book are that two...

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Main Author: Binger, Tilde
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, ©1997.
Series:Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 232.
Copenhagen international seminar ; 2.
Subjects:
Bible. > Old Testament > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Old Testament
Asherah (Semitic deity)
Ugaritic literature > Relation to the Old Testament.
Ugaritic language > Texts.
Hebrew literature > History and criticism.
Hebrew language > Texts.
Mythology, Semitic.
Asherah (Semitic deity) > Biblical teaching.
Goddesses, Ugaritic.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Religion
Goddesses, Ugaritic
Asherah (Semitic deity) > Biblical teaching
Hebrew language
Hebrew literature
Mythology, Semitic
Ugaritic language
Ugaritic literature > Relation to the Old Testament
Asjera.
Oude Testament.
Ugarit (Extinct city) > Religion.
Syria > Ugarit (Extinct city)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Texts
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 METHOD; Chapter 2 DEFINITIONS; Chapter 3 THE SOURCE MATERIAL; Chapter 4 ASHERAH IN UGARIT; Chapter 5 ASHERAH IN ISRAEL; Chapter 6 ASHERAH IN THE OLD TESTAMENT; Chapter 7 ASHERAH IN UGARIT, ISRAEL AND THE OLD TESTAMENT; Appendix 1 LISTS OF SACRIFICES FROM UGARIT; Appendix 2 INSCRIPTIONS FROM 'ISRAEL'; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors.

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