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Reading the Bible, we often focus more on Scripture’s “point” than on the way the text communicates its message. But in The Bible as Art, Eli T. Evans shows how the Bible isn’t just a collection of teachings or a record of God’s actions in history; it’s also a story that skillfully uses artistic and literary techniques to show its readers who God is and how he works in the world—techniques that...

It’s no accident that the golden calf episode is sandwiched between the description of the tabernacle and its eventual creation. While Yahweh instructs Moses on precisely the style of worship he desires, the people choose a worship style for themselves. The issue is partly that the people are worshiping idols, but also that their calling it a “feast to the LORD” is bogus (32:5). In their impatience, the people elevate their own self-expression above Yahweh’s; in the process, they drag him down to
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