Title:
The invention of religion : faith and covenant in the book of Exodus / Jan Assmann ; translated by Robert Savage.
Author:
Assmann, Jan, author.
Translation of: Assmann, Jan. Exodus, die Revolution der alten Welt.
Savage, Robert (Robert Ian), translator.
Publication Information:
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]
©2018
Call Number:
BS1199.E93 A8713 2018
Abstract:
"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.
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ISBN:
9780691157085
Physical Description:
xviii, 392 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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.
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Uniform Title:
Exodus, die Revolution der alten Welt. English
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