Saturday, March 13, 2021

Did Moses gleam, grow horns, or both?

PROF. BRENT A. STRAWN: Moses’ Shining or Horned Face? (TheTorah.com).
What happens to Moses’ face after his encounter with God on the mountain: Does he radiate light or grow horns? Ancient Near Eastern iconography can help us understand what Exodus 34:29–35 is trying to communicate.
There was a long discussion of the tradition of Moses' horns on PaleoJudaica many years ago. And the subject has come up now and then since. See the links collected here.

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