Reading the Wilderness Narratives

doi:10.1017/9781108888882.004

3 - Reading the Wilderness Narratives

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 January 2025

Carmen Joy Imes

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Keith Bodner

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Keith Bodner: Affiliation:
Crandall University, Canada

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Summary

After their rescue from Egyptian slavery, the people of God journey for forty years in the desert, learning the hard lessons of relying on God amidst scarcity, with a place of worship at the center of the community.

Keywords

Exodus Leviticus Numbers tabernacle wilderness wandering

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Information: The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative , pp. 57 - 81

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108888882.004 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2025

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