Moses

Gerhard von Rad (1901-1971) was Professor of Old Testament at the University of Heidelberg and was the premier Old Testament theologian of the twentieth century. Among his many publications are Old Testament Theology, 2 vols. (1962-1965), Wisdom in Israel (1972), and Genesis (rev. ed. 1972).K. C. Hanson has taught biblical studies at Episcopal Theological School and the School of Theology at Claremont, Creighton University, and St. Olaf College. He is author of numerous scholarly articles and two volumes in the Proclamation series.

...Moses is a readable and exciting book that easily appeals to scholars, students, and wider audiences interested in exploring the figure of Moses...[...] I would recommend reading Moses as an enlightening text for Jews and Christians interested to discover the theological interpretation of Moses traditions in German biblical scholarship of the first half of the twentieth century...

• Editor's Note Foreword by Walter Brueggemann Introduction 1 Moses the Man 2 The Call of Moses 3 The First and Second Commandments 4 God's Will as Made Manifest in Law 5 From Promise to Fulfillment Bibliography Further Reading Scripture Index