02715nam 2200505Ia 450 991045391030332120200520144314.01-281-84211-797866118421160-567-59420-3(CKB)1000000000542293(EBL)436328(OCoLC)276948710(MiAaPQ)EBC436328(Au-PeEL)EBL436328(CaPaEBR)ebr10250903(CaONFJC)MIL184211(OCoLC)893333912(EXLCZ)99100000000054229319890207d1988 uy 0engur|n|---|||||Moses[electronic resource] heroic man, man of God /George W. CoatsSheffield, England JSOT Pressc19881 online resource (255 p.)Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series,0309-0787 ;57Description based upon print version of record.1-85075-095-5 Includes bibliography and indexes.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 AuthorsDr 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 of the character Moses and his sJournal for the study of the Old Testament.Supplement series ;57.Leadership in the BibleElectronic books.Leadership in the Bible.222.1092222/.1092 BCoats George W860002MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453910303321Moses2234905UNINA