Exploring Exodus : the heritage of Biblical Israel / Nahum M. Sarna.

By:

Sarna, Nahum M [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Schocken Books, c1986.Description: xii, 277 p. ; 20 cmISBN:

0805239820

Subject(s):

Bible. O.T. Exodus -- Criticism, interpretation, etc

LOC classification:

BS 1245.2 .S27

Contents:

Introduction The oppression The birth and youth of Moses The commissioning of Moses The ten plagues The passover and exodus From Egypt to Sinai The Ten Commandments; Moses and monotheism The laws The tabernacle and the golden calf

Summary: Sarna examines the distinctiveness of the Exodus narrative in light of ancient Near Eastern history and contemporaneous cultures--Egyptian, Assyrian, Canaanite, and Babylonian. In a new Foreword to the 1996 edition, Sarna takes up the debate over whether the exodus from Egypt really happened, clarifying the arguments on both sides and drawing us back to the uniqueness and enduring significance of biblical text

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
BOOKS	Saint Andrew's Theological Seminary Mosher Library	BS 1245.2 .S27 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	35936

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction
The oppression
The birth and youth of Moses
The commissioning of Moses
The ten plagues
The passover and exodus
From Egypt to Sinai
The Ten Commandments; Moses and monotheism
The laws
The tabernacle and the golden calf

Sarna examines the distinctiveness of the Exodus narrative in light of ancient Near Eastern history and contemporaneous cultures--Egyptian, Assyrian, Canaanite, and Babylonian. In a new Foreword to the 1996 edition, Sarna takes up the debate over whether the exodus from Egypt really happened, clarifying the arguments on both sides and drawing us back to the uniqueness and enduring significance of biblical text

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