God's Wife

Margaret Barker examines the presence of the Great Lady in the Hebrew Bible, Dead Sea Scrolls, New Testament, and other ancient texts, tracing her role from the First Temple era until King Josiah's purge in 623 BCE. The book highlights her symbols in the Book of Revelation, her significance in Jesus' teachings, and her restoration in early Christian Temple Theology, where Mary is honoured as the Mother of God and Jesus as the expected Melchizedek.