The Pilgrimage Pattern in Exodus

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ID4404346
AuthorsWilliam H C Propp (corresponding author), Mark S Smith (0000-0001-9859-6276)
Year1999
Volume89
Issue3/4
Pages452
Publication date1999-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Jewish Quarterly Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-6682 • E-ISSN: 1553-0604
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/1455050
OpenAlexW1565093017
LanguageEN
Citations received11

Underlying 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

Ancient history · Art · Pilgrimage · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Religious Tourism and Spaces

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