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Exodus

Part of New Cambridge Bible Commentary

Author: Carol Meyers, Duke University, North Carolina

Date Published: July 2005
availability: Available
format: Hardback
isbn: 9780521807814

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This commentary views Exodus as a cultural document, preserving the collective memories of the Israelites and relating them to the major institutions and beliefs that emerged by the end of the period of the Hebrew Bible. It is intended to help the reader follow the story line of Exodus, understand its socio-cultural context, appreciate its literary features, recognize its major themes and values, and also note its interpretive and moral problems. It explains important concepts and terms as expressed in the Hebrew original so that both people who know Hebrew and those who don't will be able to follow the discussion. Frequent 'closer look' sections examine key elements of the Ancient Near East that bear on the text's meaning, while 'Bridging the Horizons' articles connect this world with the cultural, political and religious environments of today.
- Approaches the problem of the exodus as 'history' by engaging concepts of collective memory to transcend the historical
- Highlights certain stylistic features of the Hebrew text that are not readily visible to those reading Exodus in translation
- Pays special attention to the role of women in the narrative and legal materials
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'Carol Meyer's Exodus is part of the New Cambridge Bible Commentary series … she guides readers through modern scholarship as she examines the historical, social, literary, and religious dimensions.' Church Times

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Product details
- Date Published: July 2005
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521807814
- length: 336 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 22 mm
- weight: 0.66kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface: a word about citations
List of charts
List of supplementary materials
Introduction
1. Suggested reading on Exodus
2. Commentary Part I. Israel in Egypt - Exodus 1-15:21
3. Commentary Part II. Sinai and Covenant - Exodus 15:22-24:28
4. Commentary Part III - Sanctuary and New Covenant - Exodus 25:1-35:40.
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Carol Meyers, Duke University, North Carolina
Carol Meyers is currently the Mary Grace Wilson Professor in the Department of Religion at Duke University. Meyers has authored, co-authored or edited such books as Haggai and Zechariah 1-8 and Zechariah 9-14, The Excavations of the Ancient Synagogue at Gush Halav, Discovering Eve: Ancient Israelite Women in Context and Women in Scripture.