Asherah: Goddesses in Ugarit, Israel & the Old Testament (JSOT Supplement) [Hardcover]

Tilde Binger (Author)

Book Description

Series: Library Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies | Publication Date: July 1, 1997

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 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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Tilde Binger lectures at the University of Copenhagen. >

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press (July 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1850756376
• ISBN-13: 978-1850756378
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,897,910 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Asherah: Goddesses in Ugarit, Israel & the Old Testament (JSOT Supplement) (Hardcover)

This book is 190 pages including the preface, table of contents, indices, references, notes, and bibliography. Although an interesting and useful treatise, it is entirely too high a price for too slim a volume. The work focuses primarily on the epigraphical and textual data regarding the Canaanite goddess Athirat and her development into the early Israelite goddess Asherah, from the literature found on clay tablets in the Bronze Age city of Ugarit to the later Israelite inscriptions at Khirbet el-Qom and Kuntillet Ajrud. Get this book only if you are utterly fascinated by the subject, are required by a school course, or entirely dedicated to personal research.