“Exodus: Gods and Kings’’ ends with a whimper, as an aged Moses — who, in the Gospel According to Scott, even has to carve his own Ten Commandments dictated by that petulant 11-year-old ...

God began his response to Moses with these generous words: “And the LORD said to Moses, I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name.” (Exodus ...

Moses answers, “Here I am.” (This exchange—the double name-call, followed by “here I am”—exactly repeats the one between Abraham and God when the Lord stops the sacrifice of Isaac.) ...

At times, even God’s prophets are appalled by his decisions, arguing with him and even apparently changing his mind, as when Moses persuades God not to repudiate his people (Exodus 32).

Ridley Scott retells the story of Moses in “Exodus: Gods and Kings,” and de-miraculizes most of it in the process. This sumptuous 3-D epic, with Christian Bale as Moses and Joel Edgerton as ...

What do the entrails say about “Exodus: Gods and Kings,” director Ridley Scott’s ambitious retelling of the Moses story, the exodus from Egypt, the burning bush, the frogs, the bo… ...

Moses does climb the mountain, of course, but the God he meets upon it doesn't take the traditional form of a burning bush; instead we find Him incarnated by a 10-year-old boy (Isaac Andrews).

For more commentary on this week's readings, see the Reflections on the Lectionary page. For full-text access to all articles, subscribe to the Century. Moses has an intimate relationship with God who ...

Banish all memories of a hambone, harrumphing Old Testament Charlton Heston as Moses in Cecil B. DeMille’s The Ten Commandments, the 1956 campfest that TV shoves at us during religious holidays ...

Exodus: Gods and Kings, out Friday, stars Christian Bale as Moses in the Biblical epic, opposite Joel Edgerton as his brother and ruler. Also starring John Turturro, Ben Mendolsohn, Ben Kingsley ...

Yes, the Exodus is about freedom from: our freedom from bondage. But just as importantly, it’s about freedom to: the freedom to follow God’s commandments, the freedom to be servants of God and ...