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THE BIBLE UNEARTHED: THE MAKING OF A RELIGION -- ILLUSTRATED SCREENPLAY & SCREENCAP GALLERY |
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[Israel Finkelstein] For Josiah, Egypt was THE REAL THREAT. It was THE ONLY OBSTACLE in front of him which could have prevented him from fulfilling his IDEOLOGY of THE GREAT ISRAEL. Egypt was there, and at the same time it had its own ideology, its own dreams, its own WISHFUL THINKING. It was the only obstacle!
[Narrator] Judah and Egypt were on the verge of a military conflict. What happened then?
Did Josiah intend to USE THE TEXT to convey a message of hope? A STORY that could show that a SMALL PEOPLE COULD TRIUMPH over the GREATEST of empires, as Israel had triumphed [?] over Egypt when its people were led by a GREAT MAN with the BACKING OF GOD ANDTHE LAW?
[Thomas Romer, University of Lausanne] The STORY of Exodus is the STORY of a LIBERATION
that goes beyond the FLIGHT from Egypt.
In order FOR THE LIBERATION TO BE COMPLETE,
it was NECESSARY to RECEIVE THE LAW. In the Pentateuch, this law is received OUTSIDE OF ANY POLITICAL INSTITUTION, [?] whether it be royalty or The State. It is thus a law that is GIVEN TO THE PEOPLE by Moses.
[Narrator] Implicitly compared to Moses in the Biblical STORY, a MAN would take on both the role of BOTH LIBERATOR AND OF LAWMAKER:
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