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| NOT Mrs. Yahweh (in case the title of the post confused you). |
A BBC TV show on Asherah – the consort of Yahweh in ancient Israel before a reformation/revolution resulted in the eventual elimination of her worship and the denunciation and demotion of her in Biblical texts – is getting some attention around the blogosphere.
Jim Davila and Joel Watts have brief mentions, while Doug Chaplin offers a longer complaint that the show is being hyped when in fact there is nothing new here.
The show features Dr. Francesca Stavrakopoulou, whose book on religious diversity in ancient Israel
Alas, Dr. Stavrakopolou seems not to have a blog of her own.
On a not unrelated topic, Daniel and Tonya offer a Star Wars perspective on the linguistic dating of Biblical texts.
Finally, let me also mention that Adrian Worsfold has noticed by mention of his recent post, and offered some further thoughts – including a mention of Dr. Who. And almost as if to illustrate what it might mean to be a follower of a fully human, fallible Jesus – or at least reflect on the religious significance of Jesus understood in this way – John Shuck preached on Jesus changing his mind about a Syro-Phoenician woman.
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