Exodus:3/10. Half of it is an interesting account of the Israelites’ escape from Egypt. Its central flaw is the repeated claim that the Lord ‘hardens Pharaoh’s heart’, rather than letting Pharaoh be obstinate. This casts God as an omnipotent orchestrator — but renders it a (morally troubling) contrivance. The other half is a meticulous account of rituals/sacred objects. Religiously significant; narratively abysmal.
— May 05, 2025 12:45AM
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