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Moses
In Abrahamic religions, Moses is a Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites’ exodus from Ancient Egypt, featured in the Pentateuch, or “Five Books of Moses.” He is considered the most important prophet in Judaism, and one of the most important prophets in Christianity, Islam, and other Abrahamic religions. In the Christian and Hebrew Bible, as well as the Quran, God dictated the Mosaic Law to Moses, which he wrote down
PeopleMoses
With Moses, liberty acquires a revolutionary foundation: law stands above rulers, binding king and people alike under a moral covenant. By grounding justice in divine command rather than human power, Mosaic law helped forge the enduring idea that freedom begins when authority itself is restrained by higher law.
PeopleAmos
Prophetic Voice of Justice : Amos is recognized as one of the Twelve Minor Prophets in the Hebrew Bible, known for his powerful messages condemning social injustice and moral corruption in Israel and Judah.
PeopleCalvin
John Calvin (born Jean Cauvin, July 10, 1509 – May 27, 1564) was a French theologian, pastor, and principal figure of the second generation of the Protestant Reformation. Born in Noyon, Picardy, France, to a notary father and a devout mother, Calvin originally trained as a humanist lawyer. After breaking from the Roman Catholic Church around 1530 during a period of intense anti-Protestant violence in France, he sough
PeopleMaimonides
Maimonides, also known as Moses Ben Maimon, was a famous Jewish philosopher, theologian, physician, and influential Torah scholar in the Middle Ages. He was born in Cordoba, Spain, around 1135 AD, and died in Cairo, Egypt, in 1204. Maimonides is considered one of the greatest Jewish scholars of all time, known for his vast contributions to philosophy, medicine, and Jewish law. In his time, he served as a personal phy
PeopleMatthew
Matthew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. He is widely known as one of the four canonical Gospels in the New Testament of the Bible and is traditionally ascribed to the apostle Matthew. His life represents a dramatic transformation from tax collector to evangelist. The Gospel of Matthew provides an account of the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. While the authorship of the Gospel is deb
Books & Works
Commentaries on the First Book of Moses, Called Genesis
Calvin, Jean, 1509–1564 · 1948 · Commentaries on the first book of Moses, called Genesis. 1948.
Books & WorksCommentaries on the Four Last Books of Moses
Calvin, Jean, 1509–1564 · 1950 · Commentaries on the four last books of Moses... 1950.
Books & WorksThe Guide for the Perplexed
Maimonides, Moses, 1135–1204 · 1956 · The Guide for the Perplexed. Translated by M. Friedländer. New York: Dover Publications, 1956.
Resources
Commentaries on the First Book of Moses, Called Genesis
Calvin, Jean, 1509–1564 · 1948 · Commentaries on the first book of Moses, called Genesis. 1948.
ResourcesCommentaries on the Four Last Books of Moses
Calvin, Jean, 1509–1564 · 1950 · Commentaries on the four last books of Moses... 1950.
ResourcesThe Guide for the Perplexed
Maimonides, Moses, 1135–1204 · 1956 · The Guide for the Perplexed. Translated by M. Friedländer. New York: Dover Publications, 1956.
ResourcesThe Guide for the Perplexed
Maimonides, Moses, 1135–1204 · 1956 · The Guide for the Perplexed. Translated by M. Friedländer. New York: Dover Publications, 1956.