Other Gods and idols: the relationship between the worship of other Gods and the worship of idols within the Old Testament

"This study questions why the relationship between the worship of other gods and the worship of idols within the Old Testament is difficult to define, acknowledging how various traditions have seen these two issues as synonymous and others have viewed them as separate commandments. Judge argues...

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Main Author: Judge, Thomas A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Bloomsbury International Clark 2019
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2019
In: Library of Hebrew bible/Old Testament studies (674)
Year: 2019
Reviews:[Rezension von: Judge, Thomas A., Other gods and idols : the relationship between the worship of other gods and the worship of idols within the Old Testament] (2020) (Wray Beal, Lissa M.)
[Rezension von: Judge, Thomas A., Other gods and idols : the relationship between the worship of other gods and the worship of idols within the Old Testament] (2020) (Wray Beal, Lissa M.)
[Rezension von: Judge, Thomas A., Other gods and idols : the relationship between the worship of other gods and the worship of idols within the Old Testament] (2019) (MacDonald, Nathan, 1975 -)
Edition:First edition
Series/Journal:Library of Hebrew bible/Old Testament studies Old Testament studies 674
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Old Testament / Gods / Cult image
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Gods in the Bible
B Idols and images Worship
B Bible. Old Testament Commentaries
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Summary:"This study questions why the relationship between the worship of other gods and the worship of idols within the Old Testament is difficult to define, acknowledging how various traditions have seen these two issues as synonymous and others have viewed them as separate commandments. Judge argues that there are four factors at play in this diversity. He introduces the first three through an examination of the relationship between the prohibitions listed in the biblical text, and the fourth through a study of the biblical depiction of the war against idols before and after the fall of the Northern Kingdom. Judge argues that texts depicting the era before the fall provide a context in which there are strong grounds to distinguishing the worship of the 'wrong gods' and the worship of the right God in the wrong way. However, texts depicting the era after the fall provide a context in which the issues appear to have been fused."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I The Ten Commandments as Instruction -- Chapter 1 The Linguistic Ambiguity -- Chapter 2 The Grammatical Ambiguity -- Chapter 3 The Theological Ambiguity -- Chapter 4 Three Difficulties of Defining the Wider Relationship -- Part II The War Against Idols Before and After the Fall of the Northern Kingdom -- Chapter 5 The War Before the Fall -- Chapter 6 The War and the Fall -- Chapter 7 The War After the Fall -- Chapter 8 Returning to the Commandments in Light of the War -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index of References -- Index of Authors.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:056768430X
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5040/9780567684301