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Possible addition to the 'Film' subject + addition of a Theatre subject

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I was wondering, would it be possible to add that the film 'The Prince of Egypt' depicts Moses and the Egyptian Pharaoh as Rameses? It's just so as to make clear that the film is merely an adaptation with artistic license. Also, a musical theatre adaptation of 'The Prince of Egypt' was released in London in 2020, on the West End. Could someone add in that subject, to contribute to the depictions of Moses in popular culture? Thanks! Two Red Engines

The Etymology

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While the Wikipedia page gives the Egyptian version of Yehuda's etymology as "mw-zꜣ", this is actually a neat piece of original scholarship. Yehuda and Ulmer (the source) actually propose "mw-š". This section should be revised beyond this issue, but nevertheless it is inappropriate to allow such a misattribution to stand.

Semi-protected edit request on 7 April 2025

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In the "Prophet and deliverer of Israel" section,

"There, on Mount Horeb, God appeared to Moses aw a burning bush ..." should be changed to "There, on Mount Horeb, God appeared to Moses as a burning bush ..." Loxbagelcapers (talk) 22:44, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Ramos1990 (talk) 23:06, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Patristic, conservative Protestant and reformed section

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There is no section for this. I heavily revised and checked and rechecked. Added a balanced section on Patristic, Evangelical, and Reformed views of Moses as a Christ figure, with supporting biblical references (e.g., Luke 9:30–31; Hebrews 3:1–6) and theologians. Aimed to complement the existing Catholic section while maintaining neutrality and sourcing per Wikipedia guidelines. Willing to revise for length, tone, or sourcing if needed. Whirlingmerc (talk) 19:40, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I believe the main problem is you aren’t citing WP:reliable sources. Just citing the Bible doesn’t work.—-Ermenrich (talk) 19:42, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Great. I added many additional citations. Also added a distinction from a reformed view the greatest lawgiver Moses didn’t enter the promised land due to disobedience while Joshua and Caleb entered by faith. A commonly held view Whirlingmerc (talk) 22:24, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This subsection should cover Protestant views of Moses. Why is there a paragraph on Joshua and a paragraph on John the Baptist? Mikewem (talk) 23:03, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Logic behind the alleged debate after the Exile

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'Isaiah, written during the Exile (i.e., in the first half of the sixth century BCE), testifies to tension between the people of Judah and the returning post-Exilic Jews (the "gôlâ"), stating that God is the father of Israel and that Israel's history begins with the Exodus and not with Abraham. The conclusion to be inferred from this and similar evidence (e.g., the Book of Ezra and the Book of Nehemiah) is that the figure of Moses and the story of the Exodus must have been preeminent among the people of Judah at the time of the Exile and after, serving to support their claims to the land in opposition to those of the returning exiles.'

The logic needs to be explained more clearly, using the cited source. Why would the statements that 'God is the father of Israel and that Israel's history begins with the Exodus and not with Abraham' be evidence of tension between the people of Judah and the returning exiles? The first claim seems, if interpreted metaphorically, uncontroversial; the second one may be controversial, but what indicates that it was a subject of disagreement precisely between the people of Judah and the returning exiles? Why would the people of Judah identify with Moses more than the returning exiles? The returning exiles must have derived their lineage from the people who followed Moses just as much as the people of Judah. If anything, the recent history of the exiles would seem to have more parallels with the story of Moses and thus to receive more legitimacy from that story. 62.73.72.3 (talk) 21:54, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

We do not make the call, mainstream Bible scholars make the call. tgeorgescu (talk) 03:18, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That doesn't mean we can't state the scholars' reasoning more clearly than we currently do. That source (Ska 2009, starting on p. 43 and continuing to the cited p. 44) says "Ezek. 33:23–29 clearly contrasts two antithetic ideas on the 'right to the land': the fact of being a descendant of Abraham and observance of the Torah. For our purposes it is important to see that the figure of Abraham is appealed to by those who stayed in the country after the deportation to Babylonia, while the exiles refer to the Torah and consequently to a conditional promise.'" A. Parrot (talk) 07:08, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I've tried to rewrite the text in a clearer way. And 62.73.72.3 has a point. Ska says the exiles emphasized Moses, the Exodus and the Torah over Abraham, whereas the people who had stayed in Judea focused on Abraham. But whoever wrote the original article text misunderstood Ska and got it exactly backwards. A. Parrot (talk) 17:23, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]