
- 164 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
In Moses: A Stranger among Us, Rabbi Maurice Harris leads us to look beyond familiar and popular portrayals of Moses so that we can discover the Moses whose lesser-known attributes and experiences provide us with surprisingly fresh ethical and spiritual guidance. Harris offers many angles on his subject, interweaving traditional religious interpretations, academic Bible scholarship, psychological and sociological analysis, feminist readings, and more. Combining deep respect for the biblical text with a willingness to question received tradition, Harris reveals a complex Moses whose life story gives us important tools for better understanding issues like religious fundamentalism, intermarriage, identity confusion, civil disobedience, gay and lesbian equality, and the nature of sacred mythic storytelling. Written in a refreshing, plainspoken voice for people of all faiths or none, the result is a volume of creative, thought-provoking, and exciting readings of the Bible.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Moses the Outsider
- Chapter 2: The Women Who Saved Moses
- Chapter 3: Mother of Moses, Princess of Egypt
- Chapter 4: Moses and Tzipporah
- Chapter 5: Moses and Jethro
- Chapter 6: Moses and God
- Chapter 7: The Law of Moses Can Be Challenged and Changed
- Chapter 8: The Voice of Pain and Cruelty in Moses1
- Chapter 9: Rav Lach
- Chapter 10: “Moses”
- Epilogue
- Bibliography