The assessment of blame for the exclusion of Moses from the Promised Land

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dc.contributor.advisorGittlen, Barry M.
dc.contributor.authorTruman, Thomas E.
dc.contributor.programTowson University. Jewish Studies Programen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-06T22:12:53Z
dc.date.available2017-11-06T22:12:53Z
dc.date.issued2017-11-03
dc.date.submitted2017-05
dc.description(M.A.) -- Towson University, 2017en_US
dc.description.abstractThe book of Deuteronomy assigns blame for Moses’ exclusion from the Promised Land to two individuals. Deut 1:37; 3:23-28; and 4:21 place the blame on Israel while Deut. 32:50-51 place the blame on Moses. Why is the blame assessed differently? Is there an open contradiction in the book, or is there some way of meshing the two assignments? It is the goal of this thesis to use techniques developed within narrative criticism to examine the accounts of the interactions between Moses and Israel prior to and during the wilderness journey to observe how each are characterized. This thesis will demonstrate that Moses’ dominant trait is his willingness to intercede on behalf of people and that Israel's dominant trait is its consistent complaining, resistance, and/or outright rebellious nature. It will be further shown that over time, Israel's contentious behavior slowly wore down Moses until, in a fit of anger, he failed to obey God and provide a basic need to the people. The fact that every time Moses deviated from his normal characterization as intercessor is preceded by resistance, demands, and complaints from the nation warrants the conclusion that Israel played a major part in Moses’ exclusion from the Promised Land. Blame is thus assigned asymmetrically—Moses bears primary responsibility for his exclusion but Israel was the major contributor to Moses’ downfall.en_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsNarrative criticism as a method -- Pre-Sinai encounters between Moses and the Israelites -- Post-Sinai encounters between Moses and the Israelites
dc.description.urihttp://library.towson.edu/digital/collection/etd/id/60711en_US
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.format.extentx, 147 pagesen_US
dc.genrethesesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M2BZ61942
dc.identifier.otherTSP2017Truman
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/7427
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.titleThe assessment of blame for the exclusion of Moses from the Promised Landen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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