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Holy Cow! Three Tales of Bovine Worship
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The fate of Israel has long been seen by religious people of various stripes as intimately tied to cows. In the beginning, there was Moses’ battle over the Golden Calf, in which he struggled to bring his people around to monotheism. Then came the folks who believe, based on a passage in the Book of Numbers, that an essential step for hastening the coming of the Messiah is the sacrifice of a red heifer.
In this episode of Israel Story, we bring together stories of these and other instances of bovine worship. Yochai Maital traces the origins of
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Manage episode 124877435 series 133744
The fate of Israel has long been seen by religious people of various stripes as intimately tied to cows. In the beginning, there was Moses’ battle over the Golden Calf, in which he struggled to bring his people around to monotheism. Then came the folks who believe, based on a passage in the Book of Numbers, that an essential step for hastening the coming of the Messiah is the sacrifice of a red heifer.
In this episode of Israel Story, we bring together stories of these and other instances of bovine worship. Yochai Maital traces the origins of
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
206 episodes
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