The Pilgrimage Pattern in ExodusUnderlying 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. |
Contents
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| 12 | |
| 15 | |
LITURGICAL LIFE IN ANCIENT ISRAEL | 51 |
THE PRIESTLY ARRANGEMENT OF EXODUS | 143 |
LAW AND EXODUS IN CONTEXT | 263 |
Bibliography | 309 |
| 336 | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Pilgrimage Pattern in Exodus The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
| Author | Mark S. Smith |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing, 1997 |
| ISBN | 0567577562, 9780567577566 |
| Length | 360 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Biblical Studies / General |
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