Popular culture Moses

1 popular culture

1.1 literature
1.2 in freud
1.3 art

1.3.1 depiction in american government
1.3.2 michelangelo s statue


1.4 film , television
1.5 criticism of moses

1.5.1 thomas paine , numbers 31:13-18

popular culture
literature

thomas mann s novella tables of law (1944) retelling of story of exodus egypt, moses main character.

in freud

freud believed moses former adherent religion of sun disc aten instituted pharaoh akhenaten (shown above), notion discredited modern scholars.

sigmund freud, in last book, moses , monotheism in 1939, postulated moses egyptian nobleman adhered monotheism of akhenaten. following theory proposed contemporary biblical critic, freud believed moses murdered in wilderness, producing collective sense of patricidal guilt has been @ heart of judaism ever since. judaism had been religion of father, christianity became religion of son , wrote. possible egyptian origin of moses , of message has received significant scholarly attention.

opponents of view observe religion of torah seems different atenism in except central feature of devotion single god, although has been countered variety of arguments, e.g. pointing out similarities between hymn aten , psalm 104. freud s interpretation of historical moses not accepted among historians, , considered pseudohistory many.

art


sculpture in u.s. house of representatives.



depiction in american government

moses depicted in several u.s. government buildings because of legacy lawgiver. in library of congress stands large statue of moses alongside statue of paul apostle. moses 1 of 23 lawgivers depicted in marble bas-reliefs in chamber of u.s. house of representatives in united states capitol. plaque s overview states: moses (c. 1350–1250 b.c.) hebrew prophet , lawgiver; transformed wandering people nation; received ten commandments.

the other twenty-two figures have profiles turned moses, forward-facing bas-relief.

statue michelangelo buonarotti — in basilica san pietro in vincoli, rome

moses appears 8 times in carvings ring supreme court great hall ceiling. face presented along other ancient figures such solomon, greek god zeus , roman goddess of wisdom, minerva. supreme court building s east pediment depicts moses holding 2 tablets. tablets representing ten commandments can found carved in oak courtroom doors, on support frame of courtroom s bronze gates , in library woodwork. controversial image 1 sits directly above chief justice of united states head. in center of 40-foot-long spanish marble carving tablet displaying roman numerals through x, numbers partially hidden.

michelangelo s statue

michelangelo s statue of moses in church of san pietro in vincoli, rome, 1 of familiar masterpieces in world. horns sculptor included on moses head result of mistranslation of hebrew bible latin vulgate bible michelangelo familiar. hebrew word taken exodus means either horn or irradiation. experts @ archaeological institute of america show term used when moses returned people after seeing of glory of lord human eye stand, , face reflected radiance. in jewish art, moreover, moses shown rays coming out of head.

another author explains, when saint jerome translated old testament latin, thought no 1 christ should glow rays of light — advanced secondary translation. however, writer j. stephen lang points out jerome s version described moses giving off hornlike rays, , rather clumsily translated mean having horns. has been noted had moses seated on throne, yet moses never given title of king nor ever sat on such thrones.

film , television

moses portrayed theodore roberts in cecil b. demille s 1923 silent film ten commandments. moses appeared central character in 1956 demille movie, called ten commandments, in portrayed charlton heston. television remake produced in 2006.

burt lancaster played moses in 1975 television miniseries moses lawgiver.

in 1981 comedy film history of world, part i, moses portrayed mel brooks.

sir ben kingsley narrator of 2007 animated film, ten commandments.

moses appeared central character in 1998 dreamworks pictures animated movie, prince of egypt. voiced val kilmer.

in 2013 television miniseries bible, moses portrayed actor william houston.

christian bale portrayed moses in ridley scott s 2014 film exodus: gods , kings portrayed moses , rameses ii being raised seti cousins.

guilherme winter portrayed moses in alexandre avancini , vivian de oliveira 2015-2016 brazilian miniseries moisés y los diez mandamientos (original title: os dez mandamentos).

criticism of moses

thomas paine , numbers 31:13-18

in late eighteenth century, deist thomas paine commented @ length on moses laws in age of reason (1794, 1795, , 1807). paine considered moses detestable villain , , cited numbers 31:13–18 example of unexampled atrocities . in passage, jewish army had returned conquering midianites, , moses has gone down meet it:

and moses, , eleazar priest, , princes of congregation, went forth meet them without camp; , moses wroth officers of host, captains on thousands, , captains on hundreds, came battle; , moses said unto them, have ye saved women alive? behold, these caused children of israel, through counsel of balaam, commit trespass against lord in matter of peor, , there plague among congregation of lord. now, therefore, kill every male among little ones, , kill every woman hath known man lying him; women-children, have not known man lying him, keep alive yourselves.

the prominent atheist richard dawkins made reference these verses in 2006 book, god delusion, concluding moses not great role model modern moralists .

however, jewish sources defend moses role. chasam sofer emphasizes war not fought @ moses behest, commanded god act of revenge against midianite women, who, according biblical account, had seduced israelites , led them sin. rabbi joel grossman argued story powerful fable of lust , betrayal , , moses execution of women symbolic condemnation of seek turn sex , desire evil purposes. alan levin, educational specialist reform movement, has suggested story should taken cautionary tale, warn successive generations of jews watch own idolatrous behavior .