The Invention of Religion: Faith and Covenant in the Book of Exodus

by Jan Assmann

Book Overview

A groundbreaking account of how the Book of Exodus shaped fundamental aspects of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

The Book of Exodus may be the most consequential story ever told. But its spectacular moments of heaven-sent plagues and parting seas overshadow its true significance, says Jan Assmann, a leading historian of ancient religion. The story of Moses guiding the enslaved children of Israel out of captivity to become God's chosen...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691157081
• ISBN13: 9780691157085
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.2" x 9.4"