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Moses among the Idols - Mediators of the Divine in the Ancient Near East (Hardcover)
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Moses among the Idols - Mediators of the Divine in the Ancient Near East (Hardcover)
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In Moses among the Idols: Mediators of the Divine in the Ancient
Near East, Balogh simultaneously redefines one of the greatest
figures in the history of religion and challenges the historically
popular understanding of ancient Mesopotamian idols as the idle
objects of antiquated faiths. Drawing on interdisciplinary research
and methods of comparison, Balogh not only offers new insight into
the lives of idols as active mediators between humanity and
divinity, she also makes the case that when it comes to
understanding the figure of Moses, Mesopotamian idols are the best
analogy that the ancient Near East provides. This new understanding
of Moses, idols, and the interplay between the two on the stage of
history and within the biblical text has been made possible only
with the recent publication of pertinent texts from ancient
Mesopotamia. Drawing from the fields of Assyriology, biblical
studies, comparative religion, and archaeology, Balogh identifies a
problem with Moses's status, and offers an unexpected solution to
that problem. Moses among the Idols centers on the question: What
is it that transforms Moses from an inadequate representative of
Yahweh who is "uncircumcised of lips" to "god to Pharaoh" (Exodus
6:28-7:1)? In this moment, Moses undergoes a status change best
understood through comparison with the induction ritual for ancient
Mesopotamian idols as described in the texts of the Mis Pi,
"Washing" or "Purification of the Mouth." This solution to the
problem of Moses's status explains not only his status change, but
also why Moses radiates light after speaking with YHWH (Exod
34:29-35), and his peculiar relationship with YHWH and people of
Israel. The comparative, interdisciplinary perspective provided by
Balogh allows one to read these and other millennia-old
interpretive issues anew, and to do so in a way that underscores
the contribution of in-depth comparison to our understanding of
ancient civilizations, texts, and intellectual frameworks.
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