TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gerstenberger, Erhard S.
AU  - Frederick J. Gaiser
TI  - Yahweh - The Patriarch: Ancient Images Of God And Feminist Theology
SN  - 0800628438
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Minneapolis
PB  - Fortress Press
KW  - Bible. -- Old Testament -- Theology. Bible. -- Old Testament -- Feminist criticism. Masculinity of God -- Biblical teaching. Patriarchy -- Biblical teaching. God -- Biblical teaching. Bible and feminism. Bible. -- A.T. -- Théologie. Bible. -- A.T. -- Critique féministe. Dieu -- Masculinité -- Enseignement biblique. Dieu -- Enseignement biblique. Image de Dieu. Bible et féminisme. Patriarcat (Sociologie) -- Enseignement biblique. Bible. -- Old Testament. Feminist criticism. Theology. Bible. Ancien Testament. Dieu
N2  - Israel's conceptions of God changed, argues Gerstenberger, over the millennium witnessed in Hebrew Scriptures. Contrary to widespread opinion, the author shows that historical and biblical evidence points to an active early participation of women in cultic life, especially in the domestic realm when, in the sixth century, the status of women underwent a change. Social upheaval, political and economic stress, and the growing influence of priestly circles converged to redefine God in male terms. This book explores the religious role of women in these different periods and social organizations. How did women lose a strong position in Israelite house cult, as attested in Scriptures and through archaeological findings? Why did Yahweh, who once had a consort, Asherah, turn into a lone and militantly male deity? --From publisher's description.
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