Moses among the idols : mediators of the divine in the ancient Near East / Amy L. Balogh.
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TextPublication details: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, ©2018.Description: xlv, 185 p. : Ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781978700307
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- BS 1199.I34.B35 2018
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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.