Asherah: Goddesses in Ugarit, Israel and the Old TestamentA 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 indeed the consort of Yahweh; and that the relationship between the text-groups discussed is of a nature that demands great caution, if one wishes to work comparatively with them. |
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Contents
Preface | 7 |
Acknowledgments | 9 |
Abbreviations | 11 |
Chapter 1 METHOD | 13 |
Chapter 2 DEFINITIONS | 19 |
Chapter 3 THE SOURCE MATERIAL | 25 |
Chapter 4 ASHERAH IN UGARIT | 42 |
Chapter 5 ASHERAH IN ISRAEL | 94 |
Chapter 6 ASHERAH IN THE OLD TESTAMENT | 110 |
Chapter 7 ASHERAH IN UGARIT ISRAEL AND THE OLD TESTAMENT | 142 |
Appendix 1 LISTS OF SACRIFICES FROM UGARIT | 149 |
Appendix 2 INSCRIPTIONS FROM ISRAEL | 164 |
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Common terms and phrases
a_trt according Anat ancient appears Asherah assume Astarte Autograph Baal becomes bless build called claim close common connection consort context CTA and KTU cult culture dealing definite Deuteronomists discussion divine example existing fact find first foreign functions give given goddess gods hand Hebrew historical holy impossible indication inscription interesting interpretation Israel Israelite Jerusalem kind king known Lady least less letters living look lyhwh major material meaning mentioned method object occurs Old Testament original parallel passage person picture possible practically present probably problem reason reconstruct reference regard relations religious says scholars seems seen Septuagint sons story suffix tell temple term texts thing translation tree Ugaritic understanding verb verse wants woman word written Yahweh
Bibliographic information
| Title | Asherah: Goddesses in Ugarit, Israel and the Old Testament Volume 2 of Copenhagen international seminar Issue 232 of JSOTS Series Volume 232 of Journal for the study of the Old Testament: Supplement series Issue 232 of Supplement series] Issue 232 of The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
| Author | Tilde Binger |
| Publisher | A&C Black, 1997 |
| ISBN | 1850756376, 9781850756378 |
| Length | 190 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Biblical Studies / General Religion / Biblical Studies / New Testament |
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