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Invention of Religion: Faith and Covenant in the Book of Exodus

by Invention of Religion: Faith and Covenant in the Book of Exodus

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A groundbreaking account of how the Book of Exodus shaped fundamental aspects of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

The 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. First introduced in Exodus, new ideas of faith, revelation, and above all covenant transformed basic assumptions about humankind's relationship to the divine and became the bedrock of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

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  • Princeton University Pres Brand
  • Mar 24, 2020 Pub Date:
  • 9780691203195 ISBN-13:
  • 0691203199 ISBN-10:
  • English Language
  • 9.25 in * 1 in * 6.25 in Dimensions:
  • 1 lb Weight: