Yahweh--the patriarch : ancient images of God and feminist theology /

Yahweh--the patriarch : ancient images of God and feminist theology / Erhard S. Gerstenberger ; translated by Frederick J. Gaiser.

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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...

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Main Author: Gerstenberger, Erhard S.
Other title:Jahwe, ein patriarchaler Gott? English.
Format: eBook
Language:English
German
Published: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, 1996.
Subjects:
Bible. > Old Testament > Theology.
Bible. > Old Testament > Feminist criticism.
Bible. > A.T. > Theologie.
Bible. > A.T. > Critique feministe.
Bible. > Old Testament.
Masculinity of God > Biblical teaching.
Patriarchy > Biblical teaching.
God > Biblical teaching.
Bible and feminism.
Feminist criticism.
Theology.
Table of Contents:
  • Yahweh, the Father
  • Ishtar, the Queen of Heaven
  • Yahweh and his Asherah
  • Yahweh, the tribal warrior
  • Women and the domestic cult
  • The God of the fathers
  • The patriarchal God
  • Sexual roles and the image of God
  • Women and the church
  • The liberating God
  • Biblical exegesis and biblical theology in the light of feminist critique.

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