Moses among the idols : mediators of the divine in the ancient Near East / Amy L. Balogh. [print]

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Balogh, Amy L [Author]

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9781978700307

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BS1199.B195.M674 2018
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Contents:

From idle to idol -- From misfit to mediator -- Circumcising the mouth of Moses -- A suitable emblem of divinity -- Mouth to mouth -- Conclusion: Still no graven image.

Subject: 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.

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Introduction: An iconic understanding of Moses -- From idle to idol -- From misfit to mediator -- Circumcising the mouth of Moses -- A suitable emblem of divinity -- Mouth to mouth -- Conclusion: Still no graven image.

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.

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