Founding God’s Nation: Reading Exodus

Leon R Kass

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Founding God’s Nation

Reading Exodus

Leon R Kass

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2021

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A chapter-by-chapter explanation of the Book of Exodus, revealing its wisdom about nation building and people formation

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Leon R. Kass is the Addie Clark Harding Professor Emeritus in the Committee on Social Thought and the College at the University of Chicago and Dean of the Faculty at Shalem College in Jerusalem. His books include The Beginning of Wisdom: Reading Genesis.

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Theology and Religion Religious Studies Religion and Politics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
About the Text Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
PART ONE Out of Egypt: Slavery and Deliverance Exodus 1–15
1 Into the House of Bondage Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	21
2 The Birth and Youth of the Liberator Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	38
3 Moses Finds God and (Reluctantly) Accepts His Mission Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	59
4 Egyptian Overtures: Hitting Bottom Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	97
5 To Go Against Pharaoh: Ordering the Team Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	117
6 The Contest with Egypt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	130
7 Exodus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	160
8 “Who Is Like You Among the Gods?”: The Lord, Egypt, and Israel at the Sea of Reeds Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	193
PART TWO From the Mountain: Covenant and Law exodus 15–23
9 The Murmurings of Necessity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	221
10 “Is the Lord Among Us or Not?”: The Battle with Amalek Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	243
11 Jethro’s Visit: Justice and the Need for Law Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	262
12 Covenant from the Mountain: A Kingdom of Priests and a Holy Nation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	283
13 Principles for God’s New Nation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	306
14 Ordinances for God’s New Nation: Justice and the Civil Law Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	339
15 Beyond Civil Law, Beyond Justice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	378
PART THREE To the Tabernacle: Worship and Presence exodus 24–40
16 Strange Goings-On: “Blood of the Covenant” and “Seeing God” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	429
17 “Let Them Make Me a Sanctuary” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	451
18 “That I May Dwell Among Them”: God’s Prime Ministers and the Tent of Meeting Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	475
19 Beyond Animal Sacrifice: Human Art, Divine Rest Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	507
20 The Covenant on Trial: The Golden Calf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	529
21 The Forgiving God and the Glorious Moses Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	550
22 The Completion(s) of the Tabernacle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	574
Epilogue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	599
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	607
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	703
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	705

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January 5, 2021

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9780300256116

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640

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1 b-w illus.

https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300256116

eBook ISBN: 9780300256116

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