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

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

A groundbreaking account of how the Book of Exodus shaped fundamental aspects of Judaism, Christianity, and IslamThe 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...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
VerfasserIn:
Assmann, Jan,
TeilnehmendeR:
Savage, Robert.
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2018]
©2018
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (424 p.) :; 40 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Illustrations
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • PART ONE. GENERAL FOUNDATIONS
  • CHAPTER ONE. Theme and Structure of the Book of Exodus
  • CHAPTER TWO. The Historical Background: Event and Remembrance
  • CHAPTER THREE. Textual History and the History of Meaning
  • PART TWO. THE EXODUS
  • CHAPTER FOUR. The Tribulations of the Israelites and the Birth of the Savior
  • CHAPTER FIVE. God Reveals His Name: Moses at the Burning Bush
  • CHAPTER SIX. Signs and Wonders: God Reveals His Power
  • PART THREE. THE COVENANT
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. The Calling of the People
  • CHAPTER EIGHT. Treaty and Law
  • CHAPTER NINE. Resistance Moses and the Violent Fate of the Prophets
  • CHAPTER TEN. The Institutionalization of Divine Presence
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Illustration Credits
  • Index

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