Biblical Idols with Dan McClellan | Bible & Archaeology

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This week, Dr. Bob Cargill and Jordan Jones are joined by Dr. Dan McClellan of the Data Over Dogma podcast to discuss what the Bible actually says about idols and why it is more complicated than you might think. We cover it all this week: understandings of idols, Exodus 32 and the Golden Calf, the Ark of the Covenant, the Nehushtan, and even Jesus! Become a Bible & Archaeology patron: http://www.patreon.com/bibleandarch Send us your questions: [email protected] Visit the Bible & Archaeology website: http://www.uiowa.edu/bam Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bible-and-archaeology/id1753393688 Find us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3tbe91wqMwkHcudArRi1ue?si=d483a9f54bf94753 Guest: Dr. Dan McClellan, host of Data Over Dogma Hosted by Robert Cargill and Jordan Jones Produced and Edited by Jordan Jones Additional Contributors: Mary Kathryn Lichty and Noah Jedlicka 0:00 Welcome and Introduction 1:33 Setting the Stage 3:08 Manifesting Presence 11:07 Can Text Be an Idol? 18:32 The Golden Calf 23:37 Moses as a Mediator 25:46 The Lost Ark 32:59 The Nehushtan Gets a Pass? 42:34 Deuteronomistic View of Idols 44:47 Renegotiating the Text 53:49 Wrap Up