Sarna, Nahum M,

Exploring Exodus : the origins of Biblical Israel / [print] Nahum M. Sarna. - New York : Shocken Books, (c)1996. - 277 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.



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

The author takes on 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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Bible.--Exodus--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--Juvenile literature.

BS1245 BS1245.S246.E975 1996