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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aAssmann, Jan
_eautore
245 1 4 _aThe Invention of Religion :
_bFaith and Covenant in the Book of Exodus /
_cJan Assmann.
264 1 _aPrinceton, NJ :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_c[2018]
264 4 _c©2018
300 _a1 online resource (424 p.) :
_b40 b/w illus.
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tCONTENTS --
_tIllustrations --
_tForeword --
_tIntroduction --
_tPART ONE. GENERAL FOUNDATIONS --
_tCHAPTER ONE. Theme and Structure of the Book of Exodus --
_tCHAPTER TWO. The Historical Background: Event and Remembrance --
_tCHAPTER THREE. Textual History and the History of Meaning --
_tPART TWO. THE EXODUS --
_tCHAPTER FOUR. The Tribulations of the Israelites and the Birth of the Savior --
_tCHAPTER FIVE. God Reveals His Name: Moses at the Burning Bush --
_tCHAPTER SIX. Signs and Wonders: God Reveals His Power --
_tPART THREE. THE COVENANT --
_tCHAPTER SEVEN. The Calling of the People --
_tCHAPTER EIGHT. Treaty and Law --
_tCHAPTER NINE. Resistance Moses and the Violent Fate of the Prophets --
_tCHAPTER TEN. The Institutionalization of Divine Presence --
_tConclusion --
_tNotes --
_tBibliography --
_tIllustration Credits --
_tIndex
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520 _aA groundbreaking account of how the Book of Exodus shaped fundamental aspects of Judaism, Christianity, and IslamThe Book of Exodus may be the most consequential story ever told. But its spectacular moments of heaven-sent plagues and parting seas overshadow its true significance, says Jan Assmann, a leading historian of ancient religion. The story of Moses guiding the enslaved children of Israel out of captivity to become God's chosen people is the foundation of an entirely new idea of religion, one that lives on today in many of the world's faiths. The Invention of Religion sheds new light on ancient scriptures to show how Exodus has shaped fundamental understandings of monotheistic practice and belief.Assmann delves into the enduring mythic power of the Exodus narrative, examining the text's compositional history and calling attention to distinctive motifs and dichotomies: enslavement and redemption; belief and doubt; proper worship and idolatry; loyalty and betrayal. Revelation is a central theme--the revelation of God's power in miracles, of God's presence in the burning bush, and of God's chosen dwelling among the Israelites in the vision of the tabernacle. Above all, it is God's covenant with Israel-the binding obligation of the Israelites to acknowledge God as their redeemer and obey His law-that is Exodus's most encompassing and transformative idea, one that challenged basic assumptions about humankind's relationship to the divine in the ancient world.The Invention of Religion is a powerful account of how ideas of faith, revelation, and covenant, first introduced in Exodus, shaped Judaism and were later adopted by Christianity and Islam to form the bedrock of the world's Abrahamic religions.
530 _aIssued also in print.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 27. Sep 2021)
650 0 _aExodus, The.
650 0 _aIsraelites crossing the Red Sea (Biblical event).
650 0 _aJews
_xHistory
_yTo 1200 B.C.
650 7 _aRELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament.
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700 1 _aSavage, Robert
_eautore
850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.23943/9781400889235?locatt=mode:legacy
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