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Discovering Exodus: Content, Interpretation, Reception
Discovering Exodus: Content, Interpretation, Reception
Discovering Exodus: Content, Interpretation, Reception
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This concise introduction to the interpretation of the book of Exodus encourages in-depth study of the text and deliberate grappling with related theological and historical questions by providing a critical assessment of key interpreters and interpretative debates. It draws on a range of methodological approaches (author-, text-, and reader-centered) and reflects the growing scholarly attention to the reception history of biblical texts, increasingly viewed as a vital aspect of interpretation rather than an optional extra. 

Throughout Discovering Exodus, Ralph Hawkins gives strategies for reading the book of Exodus, including archaeological criticism. He also reviews key issues raised by Exodus and connects these issues to questions of how this important Old Testament book should be interpreted today.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherEerdmans
Release dateMay 6, 2021
ISBN9781467461481
Discovering Exodus: Content, Interpretation, Reception
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Ralph K Hawkins

Ralph K. Hawkins is director of the program in Religion and professor of biblical and archaeological studies at Averett University, Danville, Virginia. He is also the author of How Israel Became a People.

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