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A collection of scholarly works on women in ancient Israelite religion, with subjects including the worship of goddesses, the roles women played as religious functionaries, and the Hebrew Bible's accounts of women's religious lives"--

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In this new volume, Susan Ackerman presents a comprehensive account of Israelite women's religious lives and experiences. Drawing on texts, archaeology, and material culture, and documenting the distinctions between Israelite women's experiences and those of their male counterparts, Ackerman reconstructs an essential picture of women's lived religion in ancient Israelite culture.

My brother Alex and I go to the aquarium a lot but tonight is our first sleepover. Alex is keen to sleep with the sharks but I just want to visit the butterflies.This is a beautifully illustrated book for middle primary readers. Proceeds from this sale benefit nonprofit organisation Library For All, helping children around the world learn to read.

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Tragedy. TRIUMPH. Adversity. OVERCOMING. Darkness. LIGHT. Defeat. VICTORY. These are the words that describe and epitomize a group of brave and fearless women whose stories comprise this highly inspirational and powerful book. Fourteen women based out of the city of Reno, Nevada, who experienced multiple challenges, obstacles, and hardships throughout their lives, but chose to do something about it-they chose to RISE.Reno Rising is not just a ...

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By focusing on the forms of religious expression which the sixth-century prophets condemn, we can begin to apprehend the diversity which characterized exilic religion. Moreover, by recognizing the polemical nature of the prophetic critiques and by resolving to read these critiques without prophetic prejudice and instead with a non-judgmental eye, we can place ourselves in a position to re-evaluate the traditional descriptions of the sixth-cent...

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Robert Ackerman and Susan Pickering take an in-depth look at the many reasons why women stay in abusive relationships. Readers learn how the relationships evolve and what steps an abused woman -- and those who care about her -- can take to free herself ... before it's too late. This book reveals resources that are available, techniques that work and groups that are supportive.

Some of the Bible's most memorable characters are the women in the book of Judges. From Deborah and Jael to Delilah and Samson's mother, these women led the Israelites in battle, used their wits to defeat the enemy, their wiles to seduce mighty men, and their wisdom to prevail on God. In Warrior, Dancer, Seductress, Queen author Susan Ackerman offers a keen analysis of the main types of women found in Judges and examines other biblical books a...

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