The Sin of the Calf
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The Sin of the Calf

The Rise of the Bible's Negative Attitude Toward the Golden Calf

  1. 260 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Sin of the Calf

The Rise of the Bible's Negative Attitude Toward the Golden Calf

About this book

The relationship of the biblical tradition to golden calf worship seems to be entirely negative. In the Torah and the Book of Kings, harsh criticism is wielded against the golden calf the Israelites made in the wilderness (Exod 32; Deut 9:7-10:11) and the calves erected by Jeroboam ben Nebat (1 Kgs 12:26-33) at Dan and Bethel during his reign over the Northern Kingdom of Israel.


Hence, the question arises as to whether Jeroboam in truth set up the golden calves in order to buck the postulates of the Israelite religion of his time; that is, was Jeroboam's golden calf really meant to lure Israel into worship of other gods or idolatry?

 

The research into the background and factors which motivated negative attitudes towards the Golden Calf will provide an insight as to when prohibition of images in the Israelite religion became crystallized and how it was indispensable in proclamation of the monotheism of YHWH.

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Information

Publisher
T&T Clark
Year
2010
Print ISBN
9780567688323
eBook ISBN
9780567212313
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Biblical Studies

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Abbreviations
  7. Chapter 1. Introduction
  8. Chapter 2. The Sins of Jeroboam and the Calves
  9. Chapter 3. The Analysis of the Texts
  10. Chapter 4. Hosea and the Calf Image
  11. Chapter 5. The Motives Behind the Deuteronomistic Polemic Against the Calf Image and the Prohibition of the Image
  12. Chapter 6. Summary and Conclusion
  13. Bibliography
  14. Index of References
  15. Index of Authors

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