Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- 1 The Literary Worlds of Genesis
- 2 Exodus
- 3 Reading the Wilderness Narratives
- 4 Prospects and Perils in the Land of Promise
- 5 Saul the Undead and David the Bringer of Life
- 6 Monarchic Collapse
- 7 Ruth and Jonah
- 8 Theaters of Empire and Exile in Daniel and Esther
- 9 Narrative Art in Chronicles
- 10 The Genesis of Jesus in the Narrative of Matthew
- 11 Fear and Grief
- 12 Luke’s Gospel as a Narrative of Reconciliation
- 13 Signs Cultivating Imperfect Belief in the Fourth Gospel
- 14 The Acts of the Apostles
- 15 Stories from Letters
- 16 Reading Revelation for Its Plot
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page )
- References
2 - Exodus
The Journey to Sinai
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 January 2025
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- 1 The Literary Worlds of Genesis
- 2 Exodus
- 3 Reading the Wilderness Narratives
- 4 Prospects and Perils in the Land of Promise
- 5 Saul the Undead and David the Bringer of Life
- 6 Monarchic Collapse
- 7 Ruth and Jonah
- 8 Theaters of Empire and Exile in Daniel and Esther
- 9 Narrative Art in Chronicles
- 10 The Genesis of Jesus in the Narrative of Matthew
- 11 Fear and Grief
- 12 Luke’s Gospel as a Narrative of Reconciliation
- 13 Signs Cultivating Imperfect Belief in the Fourth Gospel
- 14 The Acts of the Apostles
- 15 Stories from Letters
- 16 Reading Revelation for Its Plot
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page )
- References
Summary
The second book of the Bible, Exodus, is the subject of this essay, covering the growth and enslavement of the Israelite nation, early career of Moses, rescue from Egypt, and covenant on Sinai.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative , pp. 37 - 56Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
References
Selected Further Reading
Bodner, Keith. An Ark on the Nile: The Beginning of the Book of Exodus. Oxford: 2016.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Fokkelman, J. P. “Exodus.” Pages 56–65 in The Literary Guide to the Bible. Eds. Alter, Robert and Kermode, Frank. Cambridge: 1987.Google Scholar
Leveen, Adriane. “Inside Out: Jethro, The Midianites and a Biblical Construction of the Outsider.” Pages 395–417 in Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, v. 34.4 (2010).CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Rendsburg, Gary A. “Moses the Magician.” Pages 243–258 in Israel’s Exodus in Transdisciplinary Perspective. Eds. Levy, T. E. et al, Switzerland: 2015.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Sommer, Benjamin D. Revelation and Authority: Sinai in Jewish Scripture and Tradition. New Haven: 2015.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Zakovitch, Yair. “And you shall tell your son…” The Concept of the Exodus in the Bible. Jerusalem: 1991.Google Scholar