Idolizing Aaron: Aaron Defended or Disparaged?

Without doubt Aaron is intimately involved in the creation of the molten/golden calf. Does he act with good faith seeking to delay action until Moses descends from Mt Sinai, or because he fears for his life if he refuses to act? (He did the best he could under the circumstances.) Idolizing Aaron cou...

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Main Author: Zucker, David J. 1942- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2024
In: Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 2024, Volume: 54, Issue: 2, Pages: 89-100
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Aaron, Biblical person / Moses / Character presentation / Exodus / Reception
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Aaron
B Defended or Disparaged
B golden calf / molten
B Moses
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Summary:Without doubt Aaron is intimately involved in the creation of the molten/golden calf. Does he act with good faith seeking to delay action until Moses descends from Mt Sinai, or because he fears for his life if he refuses to act? (He did the best he could under the circumstances.) Idolizing Aaron could mean “Defending Aaron.” Or Idolizing Aaron could mean Aaron-as-idol-maker, “Disparaging Aaron.” The preponderance of post-biblical writings exonerates Aaron, a minority view is that he is a blasphemer.
ISSN:1945-7596
Contains:Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/01461079241252673