The Golden Calf, and the Origins of the Anti-Jewish Controversy
- ISBN-10
- 1555405517
- ISBN-13
- 9781555405519
- Category
- Religion / Judaism / History
- Pages
- 125
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990
- Publisher
- Scholars Press
- Author
- Pier Cesare Bori
Description
The English translation contains an appendix (pp. 101-113), "Images and Stereotypes of the Jewish People in the Ancient World: Golden Ass, Golden Calf", which points out the similarities and distinctions between pagan and Christian anti-Jewish stereotypes of Jewish "idolatry" and "impurity".
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