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Riddle of the Exodus Author: James D. Long Publisher: Lightcatcher Books Year: 2006 Pages: 160 plus Introduction and Appendices Riddle of the Exodus explores the “startling parallels between ancient Jewish sources and the Egyptian archaeological record” regarding the exodus from Egypt of the Hebrews. James D. Long begins this book by looking at the [...]
Parshah Shemot: What Makes Moses So Special, Anyway? Prepared by Patrick Aleph – Patrick@punktorah.org – www.punktorah.org There has never since arisen a prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face (Deut. 34:10 – JPS 1918, translated by Patrick) If Moses were running for president, would you vote for him? Murderer: He [...]
The Salad Days of Moses: Parsha Shemote
I like Moses a lot. I commiserate with him: how can one be “the humblest of men” but at the same time, lead a people so fractious, argumentative, and independent-minded as us Jews? And yet, that was his life’s mission: self-destructively workaholic, misogynistic more than often, and not much of a father (his two sons are mere names, [...]