The sin of the calf : the rise of the Bible's negative attitude toward the golden calf
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The sin of the calf : the rise of the Bible's negative attitude toward the golden calf
（Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies, 523）（T & T Clark library of Biblical studies）
T & T Clark, c2010
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Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2007
Bibliography: p. [209]-224
Includes indexes
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
1. The Aim of the Research
2. The Survey of the Research
3. The Aniconism of the Israelite Religion and the Nature of the Calf Image
4. Questions for Research
5. The Motives of the Negative Attitude towards the Calf Image-Methodological considerations
Chapter 2. The Sins of Jeroboam I and the Calves
1. The Sins of Jeroboam I and Calves
2. The Deuteronomist and the Ulterior Motive behind the Polemic against the Calf Image
Chapter 3. The Analysis of the Texts
1. Exodus 32
2. The Analysis of Dtn 9:1 - 10:11
3. The Polemical Points
Chapter 4: Hosea and the Calf Image
1. The Essential Considerations for Arguments in the Chapter
2. Baalism and the Calf Image
3. Conclusion
Chapter 5: The Motives of the Deuteronomistic Polemic against the Calf Image and the Prohibition of Images
1. Dtn 4 and the Prohibition of Image
2. The Time of Crystallization of the Prohibition of Image and Its Motive
3. The Deuteronomist's Polemic against the Golden Calf
Chapter 6: Summary and Conclusion
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