Like Unto Moses: The Constituting of an InterruptionIndiana University Press, 1995 M05 22 - 416 pages "This exhaustive and important study of the meaning of Moses in the Bible demonstrates conclusively 'the Mosaicization of the canon'... Nohrnberg possesses a remarkable typological imagination. No summary can do justice to the sheer brilliance of the congruities and disparities he discovers on every page." -- Journal of Religion "LIKE UNTO MOSES proposes a series of challenging perspectives on theprocess of canon-formation in the Bible. James Nohrnberg's ability totrace connections among different elements of the biblical corpus isunflaggingly resourceful, sometimes provocative, and often deeplyinstructive." -- Robert Alter "... an insightful study of the traditions of Moses in the Bible." -- Choice "This is a formidably argued, large book.... It is also certainly the most sophisticated book on Moses and one of the most sophisticated readings of the Bible which I have ever had the pleasure of reading.... I think it is a brilliant achievement and would recommend it to every reader of the Bible." -- R. P. Carroll, The Society for Old Testament Study Book List The Moses of the Bible is a veiled figure who exists both inside and outside the text which describes and defines him. "Moses" is a creation of Israelite literary and scriptural tradition, an ideological construct, a reinvented memory, a projection of what Israel wished to see in Moses. Nohrnberg examines the texts of "Moses" for their representation of the tradition's self-doubt and its revisionary, "deuteronomic" content. |
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The Constituting of an Interruption James Nohrnberg. LIKE UNTO MOSES The Constituting of an Interruption JAMES NOHRNBERG INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS BLOOMINGTON & INDIANAPOLIS 66 ' Must I not take heed to speak what.
... speak what the Lord puts in my mouth ? ' " ( Num . 23:12 , RSV ) . Photograph courtesy Peter C. L. Nohrnberg , of sculpture cast in bronze , owned by Stephanie L. Nohrnberg . 1995 by James Nohrnberg All rights reserved No part of this ...
... C. The Localization of the Burden of Egypt in the Canaan and Israel of 1 Samuel : A Heterodox Exodus Narrative Notes 347 General Index Scriptural Index 377 391 342 PREFACE This book is a reflection — loosely speaking , viii Contents.
... speaking , " narratological " —on the canon of texts describing Moses and the exodus , especially as the story can be heard voicing the various latter - day concerns of Israelite identity , ideology , and history . I start from the ...
... speak for Moses , but the logic of the relation shows Moses spoken for by the sons of Aaron : Moses is available . " Uncle Moses " appointed the landless Levitical priesthood in the wilderness sojourn , while " Uncle Aaron " stands for ...
Contents
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The Text of the | 43 |
Moralia in Exodum | 133 |
Sojourner in Midian | 153 |
The Prehistory of Mosaic Intervention | 165 |
Sinai and the Name | 174 |
Prophet unto Pharaoh | 189 |
The Burden of Egypt | 208 |
The Exodus and the Numbering | 241 |
The Exodus and the Visiting | 250 |
Allegories of Scripture | 267 |
The Golden Calf and the History of the Priestly | 307 |
Supplementary Originals | 325 |
Notes | 347 |
General Index | 377 |
Scriptural Index | 391 |