Harlot or Holy Woman?
Subtitle: A Study of Hebrew Qedesah
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 488
ISBN-13: 9781575069814
Description: "A study of the Hebrew term qedes ah, meaning "consecrated woman," but translated "prostitute" or "sacred prostitute" in English Bibles. Offers an alternative explanation suggesting a wider participation for women in Israel's early cultic practice"--