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

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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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Binger, Tilde
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, ©1997.
Colección:Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 232.
Copenhagen international seminar ; 2.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 or more divinities carrying the same name but separated by several hundred years are not necessarily to be identified; that Asherah is probably not a name, but rather a title, carried by the main goddess in ancient Syria-Palestine; that the Asherah of the Old Testament and the Israelite texts was in.
Notas:Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--1991.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (190 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780567119766
0567119769