The Biblical Story of Moses

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This paper explains that the biography of Moses starts with the Holy Bible, where his life story is played out throughout Exodus, Numbers, Leviticus and Deuteronomy. The paper then relates the story of Moses beginning with when he was cast into the river as a baby to his possible one final glimpse of the "Promised Land" on Mount Nebo.

From the Paper:

"The Holy Bible does not relate much about what happened to Moses after being saved from the river and adopted by Pharaoh's daughter. However, a single line from the New Testament offers the suggestion that he was initiated into the arcane and exotic mysteries of ancient Egypt, for he was taught "all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was mighty in words and in deeds" (Act, 7:22). Thus, Moses appears to have been a gifted student, but his heart and mind obviously rejected all of the tenets of Egyptian religion, based on a pantheon of gods
and goddesses instead of monotheism, being the belief in one all powerful God or creator."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Anderson, Bernhard W. Understanding the Old Testament. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1966.
• Bork, Paul F. The World of Moses. Nashville: Southern Publishing Association, 1978.
• Peet, T. Eric. Egypt and the Old Testament. UK: University Press of Liverpool, 1922.
• The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments in the King James Version. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1985.
• Widengren, George. "What Do We Know About Moses?" In Proclamation and Presence: Old Testament Essays in Honor of Gwynne Henton Davies. Ed. John I. Durham and J.R. Porter. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1983.

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