The sin of the calf : the rise of the Bible's negative attitude toward the golden calf / Youn Ho, Chung.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chung, Youn Ho.

Series:

The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

The library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 523

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Golden calf (Bible).

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : T&T Clark International, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 THE SINS OF JEROBOAM AND THE CALVES; Chapter 3 THE ANALYSIS OF THE TEXTS; Chapter 4 HOSEA AND THE CALF IMAGE; Chapter 5 THE MOTIVES BEHIND THE DEUTERONOMISTIC POLEMIC AGAINST THE CALF IMAGE AND THE PROHIBITION OF THE IMAGE; Chapter 6 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-224) and index.

ISBN:

9786613270931

9781283270939

1283270935

9780567212313

0567212319

OCLC:

701719381