The destruction of the golden calf (Ex 32:20): A materials science perspective
One of the most fascinating and heavily debated episodes involving gold in the Old Testament is the destruction of the golden calf described in Exodus 32:20. This study considers, for the first time, this episode from a materials science perspective. Textual analysis and experimental results indicat...
| Autores principales: | ; ; |
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Verificar disponibilidad: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado: |
2021
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| En: |
Verbum et ecclesia
Año: 2021, Volumen: 42, Número: 1, Páginas: 1-7 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Bibel. Exodus 32,20
/ Oro
/ Destrucción
/ Técnica
/ Top-down y bottom-up
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | HB Antiguo Testamento |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
golden calf
B top-down approach B Exodus B Grinding B MATERIALS science |
| Acceso en línea: |
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| Sumario: | One of the most fascinating and heavily debated episodes involving gold in the Old Testament is the destruction of the golden calf described in Exodus 32:20. This study considers, for the first time, this episode from a materials science perspective. Textual analysis and experimental results indicate that it is plausible to make a gold mixture fit for later human consumption by using the three steps described in the passage. The results thus suggest that Exodus 32:20 could be an ancient reference to the most commented-upon materials processes of our day: reduce the size of matter through a top-down approach.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: This article brings for the first time an approach between theological analysis and a support by materials sciences to evaluate the technical viability of the destruction of the golden calf described in Exodus 32:20. It impacts the obtained results and indicates the appropriate use of technical aspects of the writers of this text. |
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| ISSN: | 2074-7705 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Verbum et ecclesia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4102/ve.v42i1.2175 |
