Moses The Lawgiver (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st us ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
A sweeping work of historical fiction, Moses the Lawgiver chronicles the extraordinary life of one of history's most towering figures — the prophet Moses — from his origins as a Hebrew child raised in the Egyptian court of the Pharaoh to his role as the liberator and spiritual architect of the Israelite people. Thomas Keneally brings his trademark narrative authority and humanizing depth to the story, presenting Moses not merely as a divine instrument but as a complex, conflicted man wrestling with identity, faith, and the immense burden of leadership. Written to accompany the acclaimed 1970s television miniseries of the same name, the novel details the plagues of Egypt, the Exodus, and the forging of the Ten Commandments with both dramatic intensity and reverent fidelity to the biblical source material. Keneally's prose is richly atmospheric, grounding ancient myth in vivid human emotion and moral urgency, making the timeless story of liberation and covenant feel immediate and profoundly relevant.
Author: Thomas Keneally
Format: Hardback
Published: 1975, Harper & Row, Publishers
Genre: Historical fiction
Edition: 1st us ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
A sweeping work of historical fiction, Moses the Lawgiver chronicles the extraordinary life of one of history's most towering figures — the prophet Moses — from his origins as a Hebrew child raised in the Egyptian court of the Pharaoh to his role as the liberator and spiritual architect of the Israelite people. Thomas Keneally brings his trademark narrative authority and humanizing depth to the story, presenting Moses not merely as a divine instrument but as a complex, conflicted man wrestling with identity, faith, and the immense burden of leadership. Written to accompany the acclaimed 1970s television miniseries of the same name, the novel details the plagues of Egypt, the Exodus, and the forging of the Ten Commandments with both dramatic intensity and reverent fidelity to the biblical source material. Keneally's prose is richly atmospheric, grounding ancient myth in vivid human emotion and moral urgency, making the timeless story of liberation and covenant feel immediate and profoundly relevant.