The Invention of religion: faith and covenant in the Book of Exodus

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. T...

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Main Author: Assmann, Jan (Author)
Other Authors: Savage, Robert (Other)
Format: Book/Monograph
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press 2018
DOI:10.23943/9781400889235
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Author Notes:Jan Assmann
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