The Other Face of God
Hertog, Cornelis Den
I am that I am' (Exodus 3.14) has been an exegetical puzzle tomany generations of biblical scholars as well as theologians: is itabout the present or the future, is it about God's presence or hishiddenness? Den Hertog argues that such exegetical questionshave been framed too narrowly, and that this deeply suggestivestatement about God needs to be set in a broader context.First, the statement must be understood within the narrative ofMoses' cal...