Moses among the Idols : Mediators of the Divine in the Ancient near East.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (233 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction. An Iconic Understanding of Moses -- Chapter One. From Idle to Idol -- Chapter Two. From Misfit to Mediator -- Chapter Three. Circumcising the Mouth of Moses -- Chapter Four. A Suitable Emblem of Divinity -- Chapter Five. Mouth to Mouth -- Conclusion. Still No Graven Image -- Bibliography -- Topic Index -- Index of Biblical Citations -- About the Author.
In this book, Amy L. Balogh brings together comparative religion, Assyriology, and biblical studies to illuminate the status of the Hebrew Bible's most important figure--Moses. Through comparison with ancient Mesopotamian idols, she reads Moses as YHWH's idol, offering a new paradigm for understanding divine-human mediation in the ancient Near East.
9781978700314
Moses (Biblical leader). Idols and images--Biblical teaching.