Michael D. Coogan, The Old Testament: A Literary and Historical Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, third edition (OUP, 2014), 99. Following the narrative of the call of Moses in chapters 3.1-4.17 is a short passage (4.24-26) oddly inconsistent with the larger plot. Moses has finally acceded to the divine command to return to Egypt and to... Continue Reading →
Yesterday I posted a link to the second video in Dr. Joshua Bowen's series on the topic of textual criticism where he discussed some of the methods and rules utilized by textual critics when they engage in their craft. In the next video Bowen goes into the textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible specifically. The... Continue Reading →
Richard Elliot Friedman, The Exodus: How It Happened and Why It Matters (New York, NY: HarperOne, 2017), 64-65. So let's do the math: Eight out of eight Israelites with Egyptian names are Levites. Two out of two accounts of the revelation of God's name make it to the Levite Moses and are told in Levite sources.... Continue Reading →
When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. Hosea 11:1, NRSV The pivotal event in the history of ancient Israel is an event that has come to be called "the Exodus." The word exodus is a compound Greek word from the preposition ek meaning "out of" and hodos meaning "way" or... Continue Reading →
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