The Mother of the Lord: Volume 1: The Lady in the Temple

by Margaret Barker

Overview

Margaret Barker traces the veneration of the Mother of the Lord back to the Old Testament and a female deity in the first Jewish temple.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780567362469
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/29/2012
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Margaret Barker is a former President of the Society for Old Testament Study, and author of numerous works, including The Older Testament, The Lost Prophet, The Gate of Heaven, The Great Angel.

Table of Contents

A. The End of the First Temple
B. The Early Kings
C. The Older Beliefs
D. The Older Covenant
E. Into Exile
F. Losing the Lady
G. Postscript
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