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Lesson 6 of 8·Founding God’s Nation: Reading Exodus

The Character of Moses

In this conversation, Professor Kass focuses on the person of Moses, asking about the nature of his character, his motivations, and his highest purposes. Kass explores Moses as a political founder and legislator. And Kass and Silver discuss how Moses relates to God through intelligible speech rather than the signs and wonders that overwhelm the People of Israel.