Maybe the idolaters think that by doing that, they'll make the cow unacceptable to God, so God will punish the Jew for bringing an unfit offering. Or maybe (more likely) the rabbis worry that the idolaters will think that...
I'm finding Avodah Zarah to be a challenging tractate to understand.
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Date: 2018-02-08 09:49 pm (UTC)I'm finding Avodah Zarah to be a challenging tractate to understand.