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 ...

“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 ...

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.) ...

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 ...

Director Ridley Scott's most recent epic, "Exodus: Gods and Kings," attempts to tell the biblical story of Moses from about the time he learns he is a Hebrew until he receives the Ten Commandments ...

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… ...

Call this a victory of illusion over sense, but “Exodus: Gods and Kings” is a victory all the same, despite its suffering from the usual December disease of being 30 minutes too long.

Get your shades ready. “It’s not even that good a story,” quips Moses during Exodus: Gods and Kings, the latest biblical blockbuster to assault our cinema screens.

This Moses is more general than prophet, and he gradually comes around to believing in God, of course, even if he sometimes argues with him about the best course in freeing the slaves.

This image released by 20th Century Fox shows Joel Edgerton, center left, as Ramses, and Christian Bale, center right, as Moses, in a scene from the film, "Exodus: Gods and Kings." ...