by Jan Assmann. This latest work by eminent Egyptologist Assmann (emer., Univ. of Heidelberg) represents a follow-up to several of his earlier publications, most notably Moses the Egyptian (CH, Nov'97, 35-1472). It serves as a handy elaboration of Assmann's thinking regarding the role of Egypt in biblical and Western intellectual history, the revolutionary nature of biblical monotheism, and his concept of "the Mosaic distinction." It is also an extremely relevant examination of the origins of religious violence.
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