By Kira Zalan — 2013
The biblical story of Moses resonates strongly today.
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Moses should be seen not as a historical figure, but a charter for a new regime in which people live under God, not king.
Moses is the most important Jewish prophet. He’s traditionally credited with writing the Torah and with leading the Israelites out of Egypt and across the Red Sea. In the book of Exodus, he’s born during a time when the Pharaoh of Egypt has ordered every male Hebrew to be drowned.
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