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Erin Darby on pillar figurines

The leading expert on Judean pillar figurines warns against assigning them a single meaning or purpose.

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Suggestions range from fertility rituals to state-sponsored encouragement of childbirth. What's certain is how distinctively Judean they are.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 122

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