This Week: Moses and the Burning Bush | HDYRI Newsletter #59
Week of 11/22/24
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Last week in Episode 62 - Moses Flees Egypt - Exodus 2-3, we followed Moses into the wilderness after he killed an Egyptian man to protect an Israelite. We asked questions of justice and considered Moses’ future role as he who will lead God’s people from Egypt, and found another betrothal scene at a well. Moses later encounters God in the burning bush, a potent image with much meaning to consider.
This week in Episode 63 - Moses and the Burning Bush - Exodus 4, we continue with Moses’ conversation with God at the burning bush. We pay attention to a few interpretations of God’s ‘sign’ to Moses and revisit the discussion of God’s name and the implications of that name in Moses’ task of leading the Israelites.
Episode 63 teaser:
Until next time!
If you are interested in digging deeper on your own, here are a few resources:
Ancient Christian reading practices:
Biblical Exegesis and the Formation of Christian Culture
Medieval exegesis:
Medieval Exegesis: The Four Senses of Scripture, Vol. 1
Medieval Exegesis : The Four Senses of Scripture, Vol. 2
Second Temple Judaism:
Two Gods in Heaven: Jewish Concepts of God in Antiquity
Torah with Rabbinic Commentary:
Bereishis Genesis, Part I and II, ArtScroll Tanach Series, Translation with Commentary
Mythological:
Canaanite Myth and Hebrew Epic: Essays in the History of the Religion of Israel
Literary approach:
René Girard