The invention of religion : faith and covenant in the book of Exodus / Jan Assmann ; translated by Robert Savage.
By: Assmann, Jan [author.]
Contributor(s): Savage, Robert (Robert Ian) [translator.]
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TextLanguage: English Original language: German Publisher: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: xviii, 392 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780691157085; 0691157081Uniform titles: Exodus, die Revolution der alten Welt. English Subject(s): Bible. Exodus -- Criticism, interpretation, etc | Exodus, The | Israelites crossing the Red Sea (Biblical event)LOC classification: BS1245.52 | .A8813 2018Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-382) and index.| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Translation of: Exodus, die Revolution der alten Welt.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-382) and index.
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 powerThe calling of the people -- Treaty and law -- Resistance: Moses and the violent fate of the prophets -- The institutionalization of divine presence.