Illuminating Moses : : a history of reception from Exodus to the Renaissance / / edited by Jane Beal.

In Illuminating Moses: A History of Reception , readers discover the roles of Moses from the Exodus to the Renaissance--law-giver, prophet, writer--and their impact on Jewish and Christian cultures as seen in the Hebrew Bible, Patristic writings, Catholic liturgy, Jewish philosophy and midrashim, An...

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Place / Publishing House:Boston : : Brill,, 2014.
Year of Publication:2014
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Commentaria 4.
Physical Description:1 online resource (456 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Other title:Preliminary Material --
Introduction /
The Roles of Moses in the Pentateuch /
Moses in the Prophets and the Writings of the Hebrew Bible /
Moses /
Moses and the Church Fathers /
Moses and the Paschal Liturgy /
The Prophecy of Moses in Medieval Jewish Philosophy /
Epic and Romance, Narrative and Exegesis /
“The Destiny of All Men” /
Legifer, Dux, Scriptor /
The Biblical-Moral Moses /
Primus doctor Iudaeorum /
“Like a Duck from a Falcon” /
Moses and Christian Contemplative Devotion /
“Types and Shadows” /
Bibliography /
Index /
Summary:In Illuminating Moses: A History of Reception , readers discover the roles of Moses from the Exodus to the Renaissance--law-giver, prophet, writer--and their impact on Jewish and Christian cultures as seen in the Hebrew Bible, Patristic writings, Catholic liturgy, Jewish philosophy and midrashim, Anglo-Saxon literature, Scholastics and Thomas Aquinas, Middle English literature, and the Renaissance. Contributors are Jane Beal, Robert D. Miller II, Tawny Holm, Christopher A. Hall, Luciana Cuppo-Csaki, Haim Kreisel, Rachel S. Mikva, Devorah Schoenfeld, Gernot Wieland, Deborah Goodwin, Franklin T. Harkins, Gail Ivy Berlin, and Brett Foster.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:900425854X
ISSN:1874-8236 ;
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: edited by Jane Beal.