tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post6964062070238497731..comments2024-03-10T00:44:49.280-05:00Comments on This & That: The American MosesesSusannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-38881016576758511932011-07-02T07:25:12.182-05:002011-07-02T07:25:12.182-05:00Lat, I think people "back then" got a lo...Lat, I think people "back then" got a lot of inspiration from the Bible so they went looking for direction and heroes there. Moses fit the bill in many ways. The author covers that pretty well in the book.<br /><br />He also talks about Moses in movies and discusses The Ten Commandments. I agree about Yul Brenner. :D<br /><br />Thanks for your feedback! I may discuss the book a bit more in an upcoming post so stay tuned. Maybe it will clear a few things up. :)Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-52138840965489655972011-07-02T07:22:32.037-05:002011-07-02T07:22:32.037-05:00Amber, I used your plural of Moseses on my June bo...Amber, I used your plural of Moseses on my June book list. Thanks for the Mosii suggestion! :)<br /><br />I enjoyed your thoughts on this post and the whole Moses thing. Makes sense! <br /><br />Thank you.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-32854787241306705562011-06-29T19:33:31.988-05:002011-06-29T19:33:31.988-05:00Interesting how events are constantly compared wit...Interesting how events are constantly compared with Moses experience.When I was young,on Christmas day the tv will telecast the very famous movie,The Ten Commandments,time and time again.No doubt I love that movie,not exactly for the hero but for the villain :) Yul Bryner was a very handsome bald villain!<br /><br />At the beginning,I was constantly looing for Jesus to appear afterall it's Christmas day right? But he never came.Even English cartoons were portraying Moses not Jesus.Jesus came in figurines and of course the nativity stories and in plenty of songs.But what I was expecting was to see the impact like that of the Ten Commandments.And I don't think the tv has satisfied me so far and I've given up.Maybe the author does make some sense on how American is very Moses like.Looking for his archetypical roles he played in their own making of history.It's not wrong but America has her own historical personalities to lookout for which she can choose to follow herself.She didn't need to borrow from another.God provides for everyone.But who am I kidding.The stronger and more powerful get to choose the role model for everyone in the country.Latnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-33434256610989803162011-06-29T15:32:16.762-05:002011-06-29T15:32:16.762-05:00I actually find it funny that everyone keeps scram...I actually find it funny that everyone keeps scrambling to compare some beloved historical figure to Moses. He wasn't a really great guy by modern standards, you know? Moses owned slaves, he advocated and participated in slaughter. I'm not faulting him, historical context, etc. I just find it funny.<br /><br />Also, maybe the plural of Moses should be Mosii? j/k :D<br /><br />*handwave* Whatever. It's all a part of the desire to find patterns in reality. To make the struggle that one is in have greater meaning by tying it to some epic historic struggle, thus making your side the side of right - because who would argue that the Jews deserved to be enslaved to the Egyptians? So anyone who is metaphorically tied to the Jews in the story of Moses automatically gets that 'bump' of righteousness.<br /><br />Which is not to say that some fights aren't righteous, of course.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.com