Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Preface xxi
Part I Taking Apart the Exodus Story
The Angel in the Back of the Room 3
The Exodus Game 11
Power and Precision 21
A Tale of Two Speeches 29
Much Ado about Names 37
Part II The Exit Strategy
What's in a Name? 45
Do You Believe in Parker? 51
More than a Numbers Game 61
The Hidden Agenda 69
The Case for Monotheism 79
Stubbornness and Courage 83
Part III Putting the Exodus Story Back Together Again
The Path Not Taken 93
The Journey to Tomorrowland 103
Escalation 111
Hail to the King 119
The Desecration of Remorse 129
Pharaoh's Last Refuge 135
Birth Night 147
Creation and Uncreation 157
The Exodus that Might Have Been 169
Part IV Joseph and the Phantom Exodus
All the King's Horsemen 173
A Moment of Truth 179
The Triangle 185
The Land of Nearness 195
The Fence of Thorns 205
A Conversation, Delayed 217
Honor Guard 225
Take the Long Way Home 229
Convergence 235
Divergence 249
The Unfinished Journey 259
Appendix A God, Moses, and the Worst-Case Scenario 265
Appendix B One Coat, Two Coats 275