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This week in the Biblical Time Machine, Helen and Lloyd travel back to a time when God had a wife named Asherah... or did he? To help them answer decipher the ancient goddess, our co-hosts enlist the help of Dr Steve Wiggins, a world-leading expert on Asherah. Together, they explore how Asherah came to be associated with the God of Israel, discuss inscriptions and figurines associated with the goddess, and consider why the question of God once having a 'wife' remains so controversial today. Steve Wiggins earned his PhD at the University of Edinburgh in 1992 and taught Hebrew Bible at Nashotah House Episcopal Seminary from 1992-2004. His revised dissertation, A Reassessment of Asherah: With Further Considerations of the Goddess, was expanded in 2007 and came out as a paperback version in 2025. It is the only full-length treatment of the Ugaritic source material on Asherah, and combines that with comprehensive examination of textual sources from the Hebrew Bible, ancient Mesopotamia, Epigraphic South Arabian sources, Hittite sources, as well as Hebrew inscriptions that may mention the goddess. SUPPORT BIBLICAL TIME MACHINEIf you enjoy the podcast, please (pretty please!) consider supporting the show through the Time Travellers Club, our Patreon. We are an independent, listener-supported show (no ads!), so please help us continue to showcase high-quality biblical scholarship with a monthly subscription.DOWNLOAD OUR STUDY GUIDE: MARK AS ANCIENT BIOGRAPHYCheck out our 4-part audio study guide called "The Gospel of Mark as an Ancient Biography." While you're there, get yourself a Biblical Time Machine mug or a cool sticker for your water bottle.Support the showTheme music written and performed by Dave Roos, creator of Biblical Time Machine. Season 4 produced by John Nelson.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com breaks down the Ninth and Tenth commandments Commandment.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com breaks down the Sixth and Eighth Commandment.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com breaks down the 1st and 2nd Commandment.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com breaks down the Third and Seventh Commandment.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com breaks down the Fourth and Fifth Commandment.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Twenty-Nine.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Twenty-Eight.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Twenty-Six.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Twenty-Seven in its entirety.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Twenty-Five.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Twenty-Four.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Twenty-Two.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Twenty-Three.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Twenty in its entirety.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Twenty-One.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Nineteen.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Eighteen.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Sixteen.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Seventeen.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Fifteen.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Fourteen.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Twelve.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Thirteen in its entirety.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Ten.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Eleven.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Eight.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Nine.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Six in its entirety.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Seven.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Four.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Five.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Two.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter Three.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 2 Kings, Chapter Twenty-Five.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 1 Chronicles, Chapter One.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 2 Kings, Chapter Twenty-Four in its entirety.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 2 Kings, Chapter Twenty-Three.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 2 Kings, Chapter Twenty-One.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 2 Kings, Chapter Twenty-Two.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 2 Kings, Chapter Nineteen.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 2 Kings, Chapter Twenty.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 2 Kings, Chapter Seventeen in its entirety.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 2 Kings, Chapter Eighteen.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 2 Kings, Chapter Fifteen.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 2 Kings, Chapter Sixteen.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 2 Kings, Chapter Fourteen.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 2 Kings, Chapter Thirteen.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 2 Kings, Chapter Eleven.
Steve Wiggins of GroundworksMinistries.com is sharing a devotional from the Old Testament book of 2 Kings, Chapter Twelve.