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008			150501 2010 eng
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035			_a(ELIB.Books)0000-0989
092			_a231.1 _bGER
100			_aGerstenberger, Erhard S.
245			_aYahweh - The Patriarch _bAncient Images Of God And Feminist Theology
260			_aMinneapolis _bFortress Press _c1996
300			_axv, 168 _c21 cm
520			_aIsrael'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.
650			_aBible. -- 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.
700			_aFrederick J. Gaiser
900			_a01096
990			_a1
998			_a _cbat _e20150501 _mcat _u20200718
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