Idolatry and Future Generations: the Persistence of Molech
Drawing on the work of Jewish text scholars and the philosophy of Levinas and Rosenzweig, this article uses the biblical texts on Molech, and issues in their interpretation, as the starting-point for an analysis of the intergenerational structure of idolatry. In the context of attention to this stru...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2003
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Modern theology
Year: 2003, Volume: 19, Issue: 4, Pages: 547-561 |
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| Summary: | Drawing on the work of Jewish text scholars and the philosophy of Levinas and Rosenzweig, this article uses the biblical texts on Molech, and issues in their interpretation, as the starting-point for an analysis of the intergenerational structure of idolatry. In the context of attention to this structure, and to the particular implications of this for Christians as "Gentiles", the death of Jesus can be read in ways that subvert the patterns of the Molech cult. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-0025 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Modern theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/1468-0025.00236 |
