Reading Exodus with Leon Kass: Knowledge of the Divine
This week, Kass looks at what the ten plagues of Egypt reveal about the God who metes them out.
Reading Exodus with Leon Kass: What Is Egypt?
This week, we look at the religious, political, and cultural matrix out of which Israel emerges, and the human alternative against which Israel will be defined.
Reading Exodus with Leon Kass
Read along with one of our time’s great readers of the Bible as he works his way through the book of Exodus.
Podcast: Leon Kass on the Formation of the People of Israel
The author of our April essay joins us to talk about how to read the book of Exodus, how the Israelites became a people, and plenty more.
There's No Need to Feel Sorry for God (or for Leon Kass)
He is still full of hope, and so—in replying to those who would misunderstand me and my method of reading the Bible—am I.
The People-Forming Passover
There’s a great deal more at stake in Exodus than getting the slaves out of Egypt. What might it be?
A Reply to My Respondents, and My Friends
Beyond the distinctive insights offered by each respondent, the overall result is fascinating, not least because the four responses wind up unintentionally but profoundly disagreeing with one another.
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