The Women of Asherah: Weaving Wickedness in 2 Kings 23:7

In this essay, I examine a long-standing crux interpretum in 2 Kgs 23:7 that reads, “And he tore down the homes of the male prostitutes, which were in the temple of Yhwh; where the women were weaving there בּתִָּים for the Asherah.” Though a number of proposals have been offered for understanding th...

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Main Author: Noegel, Scott B. 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Catholic Biblical Association of America [2021]
In: The catholic biblical quarterly
Year: 2021, Volume: 83, Issue: 2, Pages: 208-219
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Könige 2. 23,7 / Temple / Prostitution / Spiders / Fraud
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Entrapment
B Deception
B Sexuality
B double entendre
B spider
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