Moses Meets Israel: The Origins of One God

by Joseph Winsten

Moses Meets The Origins of One God explores the origins of monotheism and the early history of Moses. It looks at the Bible as a living record of history and examines the sources of faith. The ancient scribes provided the raw material of the Bible by faithfully recording all the peoples' traditions despite inherent ambiguities and contradictions. To this, Dr. Winsten applies text criticism, contemporary scientific data, and rational analysis, all of which yield a more coherent picture of early Israel.

300 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Moses Meets Israel is an interesting attempt to construct a narrative for the origin of ancient Israel and monotheism by contrasting The Torah with historical data. Unfortunately the historical record is not substantial enough to meet this task and what we’re left with is a series of plausible explanations which come short of anything resembling a definitive history. That being said, Weinstein is a true scholar who acknowledges this and most of his logic is fairly sensible.