Exploring Exodus The Origins of Biblical Israel

by SARNA, NAHUM M.

• ISBN13: 9780805210637
• ISBN10: 0805210636
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-04-02
• Publisher: Schocken

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.

Author Biography

Nahum M. Sarna is Emeritus Professor of Biblical Studies at Brandeis University.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Introduction	p. 1
The Oppression	p. 15
The Birth and Youth of Moses	p. 27
The Commissioning of Moses	p. 38
The Ten Plagues	p. 63
The Passover and the Exodus	p. 81
From Egypt to Sinai	p. 103
The Ten Commandments; Moses and Monotheism	p. 130
The Laws	p. 158
The Tabernacle and the Golden Calf	p. 190
Notes	p. 221
Abbreviations	p. 245
Bibliography	p. 247
Index	p. 264
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