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Susan Ackerman has spent her scholarly career researching underexamined aspects of the world of the Hebrew Bible-particularly those aspects pertaining to women. In this collection drawn from three decades of her work, she describes in fascinating detail the worship of goddesses in ancient Israel, the roles women played as priests and prophets, the cultic significance of queen mothers, and the Hebrew Bibles accounts of womens religious lives. Specific topics include:
the Queen of Heaven, a goddess whose worship was the object of censure in the book of Jeremiah
Asherah, the great Canaanite mother goddess for whom Judean women were described as weaving in the book of Kings
biblical figures considered as religious functionaries, such as Miriam, Deborah, and Zipporah
the lack of women priests in ancient Israel explored against the prevalence of priestesses in the larger ancient Near Eastern world
the cultic significance of queen mothers in Israel and throughout the ancient Near East
Israelite womens participation in the cult of Yahweh and in the cults of various goddesses
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Susan Ackermans work on goddesses, Israelite women, and religion in ancient Israel has changed how we understand gender and the past. This collection gathers essays from more than three decades, offering a comprehensive yet highly readable overview of Ackermans scholarship. Reading the essays together reveals Ackermans acuity as a historian and a scholar of gender, and her ongoing importance in the field of biblical studies. A highly recommended resource.
R HIANNON G RAYBILL
Rhodes College
Any reader wedded to the exegetical quest for biblical origins must read Susan Ackermans new book. Steeped in comparative historical criticism that regards the Bible as a window into ancient Israels past, ten essays present fascinating gynocritical reconstructions of womens religious practices on the basis of Ackermans reconstructive magic with biblical and ancient Near Eastern texts. The book as a whole argues for a differentiated reading of women as worshippers, priests, prophets, or queen mothers. Complex and thorough investigations into the significance of goddesses like the Queen of Heaven, Tiamat, or Asherah propose their popularity among the non-elite Israelite population, especially women, in opposition to the minoritarian views of biblical writers like Isaiah, Jeremiah, Micah, or the spokespersons of the Deuteronomistic school. Yet whether these historical portrayals are not altogether only speculative is an important methodological issue that this collection of essays does not aim to resolve.
S USANNE S CHOLZ
Southern Methodist University
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
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2022 Susan Ackerman
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Published 2022
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AYB | Anchor Yale Bible |
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HAR | Hebrew Annual Review |
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JNES | Journal of Near Eastern Studies |
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