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America's Prophet: Moses And The American Story (2009)

by Bruce Feiler(Favorite Author)

3.7 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0060574887 (ISBN13: 9780060574888)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

William Morrow

review 1: This was good as a Jewish interpretation of U.S. historical people, events and objects, i.e., Liberty Bell, some presidents, Benjamin Franklin, DeMille's The Ten Commandments, Martin Luther King, Jr., etc. Feiler downplayed Jesus whenever he did any kind of a comparison with Moses, and he never acknowledged Moses' relationship with God, so that was a little annoying, but the in-depth information was very good and very interesting, much more than I already knew.
review 2: A very secular treatment of a very religious subject. Attempting to fit all sorts of disparate topics into his Moses paradigm, the author makes several stretches to make his point (that Moses is everywhere in American history), all the while missing the point; deliverance and justice are impor... moretant themes, but do not solely account for Moses' appeal to the masses; it's the truths Moses brought down from Sinai-and the Source of those truths that set him apart from other Biblical and other historical figures. There is no expiration date on truth, it's ever relevant for those wanting to find it. less

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