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Exodus

Carol Meyers author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:11th Jul '05

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This commentary on Exodus makes the details of the text and the story's vitality accessible to all.

Underlying the deceptively simple story line the Bible's second book is a complex and rich literary production that presents some of the most fundamental concepts and institutions of Jewish and Christian tradition. This commentary makes the details of the text and the vitality of its story accessible to all readers.This commentary views Exodus as a cultural document, preserving the collective memories of the Israelites and relating them to the major institutions and beliefs that emerged by the end of the period of the Hebrew Bible. It is intended to help the reader follow the story line of Exodus, understand its socio-cultural context, appreciate its literary features, recognize its major themes and values, and also note its interpretive and moral problems. It explains important concepts and terms as expressed in the Hebrew original so that both people who know Hebrew and those who don't will be able to follow the discussion. Frequent 'closer look' sections examine key elements of the Ancient Near East that bear on the text's meaning, while 'Bridging the Horizons' articles connect this world with the cultural, political and religious environments of today.

'Carol Meyer's Exodus is part of the New Cambridge Bible Commentary series … she guides readers through modern scholarship as she examines the historical, social, literary, and religious dimensions.' Church Times

ISBN: 9780521002912

Dimensions: 228mm x 152mm x 24mm

Weight: 463g

336 pages