Bound for Freedom : The Book of Exodus in Jewish and Christian Traditions

by Larsson, Goran

• ISBN13: 9781565630833
• ISBN10: 1565630831
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Hendrickson Pub

Summary

Following the example of the rabbis, the author explores the webs of conceptual linkages within the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. He engages texts from contemporary Egyptian and Canaanite cultures that inform our understanding of the Exodus narrative. Larsson demonstrates that those dynamic words repeatedly come alive for succeeding generations of interpreters, culminating in his persistent and emphatic appeals to the hearts and intentions of his own readers.

Author Biography

Goran Larsson is a director at the Jerusalem Center for Biblical Studies and Research and a visiting scholar at the University of California, San Diego.

Table of Contents

A Word from the Author
Abbreviations
Introduction	p. 1
Exodus 1: The Prelude	p. 5
Exodus 2: The Discovery	p. 16
Exodus 3:1-4:17: The Master, the Mission, and the Means	p. 26
Exodus 4:18-6:30: The Return	p. 40
Exodus 7-11: Ten Strikes Less One	p. 53
Exodus 12:1-13:16: The Liberation Prepared	p. 80
Exodus 13:17-15:21: The Liberation	p. 96
Exodus 15:22-18:27: Stumbling Steps toward Freedom	p. 112
Exodus 19-20: The Miracle of Pentecost	p. 126
Exodus 21-23: The Book of the Covenant	p. 156
Exodus 24: The Confirmation	p. 184
Exodus 25-31; 35-40: The Sanctuary of Freedom	p. 207
Exoduxs 32-40: The Fall and the New Covenant	p. 245
Notes	p. 269
Glossary	p. 307
Selected Bibliography	p. 317
Subject Index	p. 319
Scripture Index	p. 327
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