Moses

Moses

Moses was God's messenger. He brought a testament of faith, a love of justice and a hatred of tyranny to the world. His story has provided inspiration for countless movements of national liberation. Sholem Asch portrays him with vigor, insight and sympathy as a leader who struggled with implacable enemies, rebellious followers and his own personal failings to bring his people to the Promised Land.

Asch weaves a great tapestry of superbly realized oriental color and movement. Ancient Egypt comes alive under his pen. The opulence and intrigue of Pharoah's court is contrasted with the brutal poverty and oppression of the slaves who worked to build and maintain this great empire. Every compelling episode provides and an exciting and instructive example.

We meet Moses as a young prince of Pharaohâ€™s court, rebelling under the palace discipline, aware of the rumors concerning his birth, drawn to the Hebrews, but afraid to reach out to them . We see him struggling with halting speech and a violent temper. Finally, he finds his true family and makes the fateful decision to cast his lot with Israel. One day in the desert, God speaks to him out of a bush that burns but is not consumed and commands him to deliver Israel to freedom. And Moses's great journey begins.

In this work of historical exactitude and sustained inspiration Mr. Asch has met the challenge of Moses with a scope and author worthy of that sublime figure.

"In 1936, the novelist and critic Ludwig Lewisohn was asked to name the worldâ€™s ten greatest living Jews. The resulting list, which ran in The New York Times, included Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Martin Buber, and Louis Brandeis. Lewisohn deemed only one writer great enough to be included in this illustrious company: Sholem Asch." â€”Ellen Umansky, Tablet Magazine
Country USA
Manufacturer Tolmitch E-Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-11-30
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Tolmitch E-Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-11-30
Format	Kindle eBook

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