Kirsch, Jonathan, 1949-

Moses : a life / Jonathan Kirsch. - 1st ed. - New York : Ballantine Books, 1998. - 415 pages : map ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-405) and index.

The Moses no one knows -- Born at the right time -- A Prince of Egypt -- The fugitive -- The man God befriended, the man he sought to kill -- Signs and wonders -- Exodus -- The sorcerer and the sorcerer's apprentice -- God of the mountain, God of the way -- Man of war -- "Moses is dead" -- The search for the historical Moses.

Examines biblical text, scholarship, and storytelling to present a portrait of Moses, the only human, according to the Bible, ever to have a face-to-face conversation with God.

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Moses (Biblical leader)
Moses (Biblical leader)


Moses (Biblical leader)


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Biographies.

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