Moses' Staff and Aeneas' Shield

The Way of the Torah Versus Classical Heroism

Patrick V. Reid (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

140 Seiten

2005
University Press of America (Verlag)
978-0-7618-3084-9 (ISBN)

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Moses' Staff and Aeneas' Shield uses two emblems to symbolize the important differences between the tragic but triumphant heroism of Virgil's Aeneid and the kenotic heroism of Moses in the Exodus story of Aeneas' shield and Moses' staff. The shield of Aeneas represents Rome's imperial destiny to rule the earth's peoples by strength, and Aeneas' personal destiny to end in triumph as a warrior. In contrast, the staff of Moses represents the saving wonders the Lord works through him to save the children of Israel from slavery in Egypt and bind them to himself in covenant, and his mission to go beyond being simply a wonder worker to "a man of words" who preaches the Lord's Torah.

Patrick V. Reid is Chair of Theology at Providence College. Professor Reid holds a Ph.D. in Theology from St. Mary's Seminary and University.

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 Staff or Shield: The Near Irresistible Urge to the Heroic
Chapter 4 Aeneas's Quest for Vision
Chapter 5 Moses's Transformation from the Outsider to Mighty Prophet/Servant
Chapter 6 Moses as Covenant Mediator and Intercessor at Sinai
Chapter 7 Aeneas's Successful Quest for Italy and Victory over Turnus
Chapter 8 Moses's Failed Quest
Chapter 9 "A Man of Words": Moses as a Teacher of Torah and a Prophetic Visionary
Chapter 10 Notes
Chapter 11 Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.5.2005
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	166 x 216 mm
Gewicht	186 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	0-7618-3084-7 / 0761830847
ISBN-13	978-0-7618-3084-9 / 9780761830849
Zustand	Neuware