The Pilgrimage Pattern in Exodus
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The Pilgrimage Pattern in Exodus
By (Author) Mark S. Smith
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Sheffield Academic Press
1st June 1997
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Christianity
Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals
222.1206
Physical Properties
Hardback
360
680g
Description
Underlying Exodus in its priestly redaction is a pilgrimage. Smith's new book starts by reviewing pilgrimage shrines, feasts and practices in ancient Israel. Next, it examines the two pilgrimage journeys in Exodus. In Exodus 1-15 Moses journeys to Mount Sinai, experiences God and receives his commission. In Exodus 16-40, Moses and the people together journey to Mount Sinai for the people's experience of God and their commission. Between lies Exodus 15, the fulcrum-point of the book: vv. 1-12 look back and vv. 13-18 look forward to Israel's journey to Sinai. Finally, the different meanings of torah in the book of Exodus are contrasted, and the book concludes with a consideration of Exodus's larger place in the Pentateuch.
Author Bio
Mark Smith is Professor of Theology, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
