Exodus 1-18: A New Translation with Notes and Comments
by William H. Propp
Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries (2)
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"Exodus is the heart of the Hebrew Bible, the defining moment in Israel's birth as a people, the dramatic triumph of their God. Yahweh, Pharaoh, Moses, Aaron, the Hebrew slaves, the plagues, the Red Sea--these larger-than-life characters and epoch-making events capture the imagination of everyone from biblical scholars to movie makers. However, the meaning and significance, the beauty and nuance, of this captivating biblical book are lost unless we have a world-class Scripture scholar to show more open our eyes to its riches." "In Exodus 1-18 William H.C. Propp translates the original text in all its grandeur, then provides a masterful exploration and analysis of the book's first eighteen chapters. Here the fate of the Hebrew slaves hangs in the balance of the dramatic conflict between the God of Israel and the Pharaoh of Egypt. From the discovery of Moses in a basket made of bulrushes to the story of the Burning Bush, from the ten plagues visited upon Egypt by God to water from the rock and quail and manna from the skies, Exodus is filled with the miraculous and the dramatic. Book jacket."--Jacket. show lessTags
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William H. C. Propp is currently Professor of History and Judaic Studies at the University of California, San Diego. He has written widely on the Hebrew Bible in respected scholarly journals such as Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Journal of Biblical Literature, and Vetus Testamentum. He lives in La Jolla, California.
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