I. Defining and contextualizing religion
II. history of the history : in search of ancient Israel's religions
III. Sources and methods for the study of ancient Israel's religions
IV. Hebrew Bible : religious reality or theological ideal?
V. Archaeological evidence for folk religions in ancient Israel
VI. goddess Asherah and her cult
VII. Asherah, women's cults, and "official Yahwism"
VIII. From polytheism to monotheism
IX. What does the goddess do to help?