Did God Have a Wife? <subTitle>Archaeology and Folk Religion in Ancient Israel</subTitle> </titleInfo> <titleInfo> <title/> </titleInfo> <name type="personal"> <namePart>Dever, William G.</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> <role> <roleTerm type="text">Author</roleTerm> </role> </name> <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource> <originInfo> <place> <placeTerm type="code" authority="marccountry">7:1</placeTerm> </place> <place> <placeTerm type="text">U.S.A</placeTerm> </place> <publisher>W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.</publisher> <dateIssued>2008</dateIssued> <issuance>monographic</issuance> </originInfo> <language> <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm> </language> <physicalDescription> <extent>344tr.</extent> <extent>Paperback, illustrations</extent> <extent>24cm</extent> </physicalDescription> <abstract>The first book by an archaeologist on ancient Israelite religion, this fascinating study critically reviews virtually all of the archaeological literature of the past generation, while also bringing fresh evidence to the table. Though Dever digs deep into the past, his discussion is extensively illustrated, unencumbered by footnotes, and vivid with colorful insights...</abstract> <note type="statement of responsibility">William G. Dever</note> <subject> <topic>Israel -- History</topic> </subject> <subject> <topic>Excavations (Archaeology) -- Palestine</topic> </subject> <classification authority="ddc">299.2</classification> <classification authority="ddc">W716-D49</classification> <identifier type="isbn">9780802863942</identifier> <identifier type="uri">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/10654/did-god-have-a-wife.jpg</identifier> <location> <url displayLabel="Cover Image">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/10654/did-god-have-a-wife.jpg</url> </location> <recordInfo> <recordCreationDate encoding="marc">2023-0</recordCreationDate> <recordChangeDate encoding="iso8601">20260119070925.0</recordChangeDate> </recordInfo> </mods>