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The bible is a book filled with narratives that form principles that are still used in stories today. This particular artifact tells the biblical story of Moses and how he frees his people, the Israelites, from slavery. The narrative does hold historical significance, especially to Abrahamic religions, due to its outcome being the basis for which the ten commandments are created. For those who are unfamiliar, the ten commandments are the building blocks for which societies morals and ethics are based upon (not lying, not stealing etc). My research question that I am hoping answer is: What exactly can this narrative’s themes teach its audience about Abrahamic religions.
Narrative Criticism
This artifact will be analyzed through a narrative criticism …show more content…

In this time, the Hebrews were subject to slavery and forced to partake in the pharaoh’s massive building projects. The Jewish people began to grow exponentially in population, and so out of fear that these Hebrews would take power of the land, the Egyptians ordered all male children born to Hebrew women be put to death (Holy Bible New Living Translation, 2012, Exodus 1:22). Because of this, Moses’ mother is forced to save her son by sending him down the Nile river in a basket, which leads him to be discovered and adopted by the pharaoh’s daughter. As the story unfolds the audience becomes aware of the self discovery journey Moses must undergo to understand who he truly is and where he comes …show more content…

Cinderella, the ugly duckling, even Moses all go through this self discovery search to unleash who they really are. This is when the story begins to turn in their favor. Moses has an encounter with God at the burning bush and this is where he comes to the realization that he is called to be the savior of God’s people. This is a monumental turn around point in the story that leads Moses to challenge the pharaoh for the freedom of his people and ultimately leads them across the Red Sea and into the promise land. In this journey, Moses goes through a self metamorphosis from the prince of Egypt, to a humbled shepherd, into an instrument to be used by God to free millions of slaves. He would not have had the strength or courage to complete all that he was destined to complete had this journey to self discovery had not taken

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