Exodus Through the Centuries - Hardcover

Langston, Scott M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 063123523X ISBN 13: 9780631235231

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2005

Synopsis

This bible commentary looks at how Exodus has influenced and has been influenced by history, religion, politics, the arts and other forms of culture over the ages.

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• A bible commentary tracing the reception history of Exodus from Old Testament times, through the Patristic and Reformation periods, to the present day.
  
• Considers the ways in which Exodus has influenced and has been influenced by history, religion, politics, the arts and other forms of culture in Jewish, Christian and secular settings.
  
• Looks at how Exodus has served as a tool of liberation and tyranny in a variety of settings.
  
• Shows how Exodus has been used to shape the identities of individuals and groups.
  
• Discusses the works of current and past poets, musicians, film-makers, authors and artists influenced by Exodus.
  
• Addresses uses of Exodus related to American and European history such as the Glorious Revolution, colonialism, the American Revolution, Civil War, Civil Rights Movement, African-Americans, and Native Americans, as well as uses by prominent and little-known historical figures
  
• Considers the impact of the Ten Commandments and other laws, in legal, political and religious contexts.
  
• The Blackwell Bible Commentary series is supported by a website at www.bbibcomm.net

About this title

Book Description

This bible commentary focuses on Exodus, one of the key books in the Old Testament, which features such colorful stories as the plague on Egypt, the parting of the Red Sea, the burning bush, and the giving of the Ten Commandments. The commentary considers the ways in which Exodus has influenced and has been influenced by history, religion, politics, the arts and other forms of culture in Jewish, Christian and secular settings. The author traces the book's various uses throughout the centuries, from Old Testament times, through the Patristic and Reformation periods, to the present day. He pays particular attention to how Exodus has served as a tool of liberation and tyranny, and to how it has helped to shape collective and personal identity. More information about the Blackwell Bible Commentary series is available at www.bbibcomm.net

About the Author

Scott M. Langston has taught Biblical Studies and American History at various institutions on the graduate and undergraduate levels. He currently is teaching Biblical and Religious Studies at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 063123523X
• ISBN 13: 9780631235231
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320