Exploring Exodus: The Origins of Biblical Israel

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The pivotal events recorded in the Book of Exodus - the Israelites' exodus from slavery in Egypt, their 40 years of wandering in the wilderness, the giving of the Law at Sinai - are examined and illuminated by the Bible scholar whose widely praised Understanding Genesis has become a standard text.

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"A thorough and highly sophisticated reflection on the biblical text."
Brevard S. Childs, Yale University

"An excellent companion volume to the biblical book of Exodus itself."
Baruch A. Levine, New York University

"Sheds a brilliant light upon one of the greatest books in the possession of humankind."
Chaim Potok, author of Wanderings

Author Bio

NAHUM M. SARNA is Emeritus Professor of Biblical Studies at Brandeis University. Author of Understanding Genesis and On the Book of Psalms, he is an editor and translator of the Jewish Publication Society's translation of the Bible.