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2	The Book of Exodus Exodus is a confession of faith about the origins of Israel. A kernel of history made into a theological drama.
3	Exodus: A Book of Origins Exodus is a story about the creation of a religious community which sees that how it structures its life is fundamentally connected to the purpose in God’s historical plan. Like all creation stories, it has cosmic significance and implications for humankind. Not so much a historical story as much as a cosmic one.
4	When did the Exodus event happen? Internal evidence . . . 1445 BCE External evidence . . . 1250 BCE
5	Interlocking Story Chains in Exodus
6	Structuring Movements in Exodus Exodus from Egypt Covenant at Sinai Wanderings in Wilderness
7	The Main Theme of Exodus Read Exodus 3:1-15
8	Main Theme: Who is God – and what type of God is God? Answer: God is the Existence (I am who I am) who cares about suffering. See Exodus 33:19 and 34:6-7
9	Two Other Themes Israel must choose between powers of bondage and death represented by Egypt/Pharaoh and freedom and responsibility present in exodus/covenant with God. The Chosen One – Moses is chosen leader, Israel is chosen people. Read Exodus 19:3-6a.
10	Some Troubling Themes Hardening of Pharoah’s heart (Exodus 4:21, 7:3, etc.) Killing of First Born (Exodus 11:5) God as Warrior (Exodus 15)
11	Route of the Exodus
12	Major Symbols in Exodus
13	From Exodus to Numbers
14	Numbers
15	Stories of Note in Numbers