Fascinating Article

[gwenyvere4]

I thought this article might be of interest to some members of the community: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42154769/ns/technology_and_science-science/?GT1=43001

Researchers have concluded that the ancient Hebrews worshipped not only Yahweh, but also His wife, Asherah, who was a powerful fertility goddess. She is referenced in the Old Testament.

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[moonwolf23]

William Dever covered it much more indepth in his book Did God have a wife. This is not new news. Dever been retired for a while.

Yes the Jews worshipped her, but it wasn't officially sanctioned by the Levite Priests.

[ianphanes]

This.

[nebris]

I think you might appreciate this: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-65173645159783472#

The book is also fabulous: http://www.amazon.com/Alphabet-Versus-Goddess-Conflict-Between/dp/0140196013

~M~

[gwenyvere4]

Thanks for the recs! I just bookmarked both of these. : )

[ianphanes]

The Wild Hunt blog has a post about this:
http://wildhunt.org/blog/2011/03/remembering-the-queen-of-heaven.html