Founding God's nation : reading Exodus
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780300253030, 0300253036
Physical Desc
xix, 726 pages ; 25 cm
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Newport - Adult Non-Fiction | 222.1206 Kas | On Shelf |
Providence Public - Level M | 222.1207 K19 2021 | On Shelf |
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021].
Language
English
ISBN
9780300253030, 0300253036
UPC
9780300253030
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"In this long-awaited follow-up to his 2003 book on Genesis, humanist scholar Leon Kass explores how Exodus raises and then answers the central political questions of what defines a nation and how a nation should govern itself. Considered by some the most important book in the Hebrew Bible, Exodus tells the story of the Jewish people from their enslavement in Egypt, through their liberation under Moses's leadership, to the covenantal founding at Sinai and the building of the Tabernacle. In Kass's analysis, these events began the slow process of learning how to stop thinking like slaves and become an independent people. The Israelites ultimately founded their nation on three elements: a shared narrative that instills empathy for the poor and the suffering, the uplifting rule of a moral law, and devotion to a higher common purpose. These elements, Kass argues, remain the essential principles for any freedom-loving nation today." --,Publisher, inside front flap of dust jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kass, L. (2021). Founding God's nation: reading Exodus . Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kass, Leon. 2021. Founding God's Nation: Reading Exodus. Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kass, Leon. Founding God's Nation: Reading Exodus Yale University Press, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kass, Leon. Founding God's Nation: Reading Exodus Yale University Press, 2021.
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