[Avodah] Rachel didn't burn the idols because she wanted to denigrate the wisdom of the other nations?

[Micha Berger via Avodah]

On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 11:21:32AM +0200, Marty Bluke via Avodah wrote:
: Does anyone know a source for this idea that Rachel didn't burn the idols
: because she wanted to denigrate outside wisdom? ...

The Zohar ad loc (164b ) says it was to denigrate AZ and thereby ween
her father from them.

This being the Zohar, it doesn't necessarily mean she expected her father
to learn about hte denigration; it could be some kind of metaphysical
causality involved.

Also, the two clauses are quite a distance apart. I might be
misunderstanding with my "and thereby" connecting them.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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