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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453910303321

Autore

Coats George W

Titolo

Moses [[electronic resource] ] : heroic man, man of God / / George W. Coats

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England, : JSOT Press, c1988

ISBN

1-281-84211-7

9786611842116

0-567-59420-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series, , 0309-0787 ; ; 57

Disciplina

222.1092

222/.1092 B

Soggetti

Leadership in the Bible

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 THE BIRTH TALE AND THE MOSES-MIDIANITE TRADITION; Chapter 3 THE VOCATION TALES: EXODUS 3.1-4.31;  6.2-7.7; Chapter 4 MOSES' DEALINGS WITH THE PHARAOH: EXODUS 5.1-12.36; Chapter 5 GOD'S AID TO ISRAEL IN THE WILDERNESS; Chapter 6 MOSAIC LEGENDS; Chapter 7 MOSES IN THE SINAI TRADITIONS: EXODUS 19-34; Chapter 8 THE MOSES DEATH TRADITIONS; Chapter 9 HEROIC MAN AND MAN OF GOD; Chapter 10 SETTING AND INTENTION FOR THE SAGA; Chapter 11 THE MOSES TRADITIONS BEYOND THE SAGA; Chapter 12 CONCLUSION; Notes; Index of Biblical References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Dr Coats, widely recognized for his work over two decades on the Pentateuchal traditions, here presents us with his distinctive portrait of Moses. George Coats identifies two strands in the Moses tradition, the tradition of the hero who represents the people of God, and that of the 'man of God', distinctly unheroic in folkloristic terms, who represents God to the people. This duality in the portrayal of Moses becomes evident already in the call narrative of Exodus 3, a narrative that should not be divided between J and E but reflects the most ancient perception



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