The Invention of Religion : Faith and Covenant in the Book of Exodus /

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"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 c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Assmann, Jan (Author)
Other Authors: Savage, Robert (Robert Ian) (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Alemán
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Moses > (Biblical leader)
Jews.
Israelites crossing the Red Sea (Biblical event)
Exodus, The.
RELIGION > Biblical Criticism & Interpretation > Old Testament.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Old Testament.
Juifs > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1200 av. J.-C.
Passage de la mer Rouge (Évenement biblique)
Exode.
Jews > History > To 1200 B.C.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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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."--
Physical Description:1 online resource (424 pages).
ISBN:9781400889235

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