| Description |
xviii, 392 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Gender group: gdr Men lcdgt |
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Jan Assmann Nationality/regional group: nat Germans lcdgt |
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Jan Assmann Occupational/field of activity group: occ University and college faculty members lcdgt |
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Jan Assmann Occupational/field of activity group: occ Egyptologists lcsh |
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Robert Savage Occupational/field of activity group: occ Translators lcsh |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-382) and index. |
| Contents |
Theme and structure of the book of Exodus -- The historical background: event and remembrance -- Textual history and the history of meaning -- The tribulations of the Israelites and the birth of the Savior -- God reveals his name: Moses at the burning bush -- Signs and wonders: God reveals his power -- The calling of the people -- Treaty and law -- Resistance: Moses and the violent fate of the prophets -- The institutionalization of divine presence. |
| Summary |
"The Book of Exodus may be the most consequential story ever told. But its spectacular moments of heaven-sent plagues and parting seas overshadow its true significance, says Jan Assmann, a leading historian of ancient religion. The story of Moses guiding the enslaved children of Israel out of captivity to become God's chosen people is the foundation of an entirely new idea of religion, one that lives on today in many of the world's faiths. The Invention of Religion sheds new light on ancient scriptures to show how Exodus has shaped fundamental understandings of monotheistic practice and belief." -- From publisher's website. |
| Access |
Single User License. |
| Subject |
Bible. Exodus -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Moses (Biblical leader)
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Exodus, The.
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Israelites crossing the Red Sea (Biblical event)
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Jews -- History -- To 1200 B.C.
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Moses (Biblical leader) (OCoLC)fst00036088
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Bible. Exodus. (OCoLC)fst01892902
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Exodus, The. (OCoLC)fst00918230
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Israelites crossing the Red Sea (Biblical event) (OCoLC)fst00980370
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Jews. (OCoLC)fst00983135
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| Chronological Term |
To 1200 B.C.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Translation of: Assmann, Jan.
Exodus, die Revolution der alten Welt.
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Savage, Robert (Robert Ian), translator.
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| Added Title |
Exodus, die Revolution der alten Welt. English
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| ISBN |
9780691157085 |
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0691157081 |
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9781400889235 |
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1400889235 |
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