Moses and God in Dialogue: Exodus 32-34 in Postbiblical Literature
In Exodus 32-34, through a series of dialogues, Moses persuades God to spare the Israelites from destruction after they have made and worshipped a golden calf. The significance of this passage was not lost on ancient interpreters. At the heart of their concerns was the relationship between Moses and God, as well as the extent to which the Divine could be swayed by human reason and passion. For some, the idea that God could be moved by human efforts was welcome, providing hope in difficult...
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Suomala (religion, Luther College, Iowa) examines post- biblical dialogues within the Jewish interpretive tradition and dialogues influenced by this tradition, including translations, rewritten bible, rabbinic literature, and targams, based on the dialogues between God and Moses in the three chapters of Exodus. She is primarily interested in the extent to which the difference in the power and position between God and Moses influences the forms their communication takes in these dialogues. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Ch. 1Introduction1Ch. 2Exodus 32-34 : the Biblical dialogues21Ch. 3Translations45Ch. 4Rewritten Bible71Ch. 5Rabbinic literature91Ch. 6Targums155
