Book of Exodus Resources

Websites

Abraham and the Idol Shop

There are a bunch of old Jewish legends that fill in some holes in the Bible. This particular one fictionalizes an encounter Abraham had with his father in their family idol shop. You know, just to give you a little more context on the Second Commandment.

Jewish Encyclopedia Does Exodus

Look no further. This is the republishing of an 1905 encyclopedia article on Exodus. It's pretty neat to see how people in the olden days thought about this stuff.

Tabernacle Model

The specs for the Tabernacle in Exodus are so complete that plenty of folks have created replicas (life-sized!). We dare you to try it with Legos.

Movies and TV

The Ten Commandments

Charlton Heston and Yul Brenner take on a huge adaptation of the Exodus story. Talk about a big production.

The Prince of Egypt

Val Kilmer. Michelle Pfeiffer. Ralph Fiennes. Patrick Stewart. Jeff Goldblum. Sandra Bullock. Should we continue? Okay. Danny Glover. Helen Mirren. Steve Martin. Martin Short. Yeah, it takes quite a cast to bring Exodus to life. And a little animation never hurts.

James Cameron Presents…

This documentary tries to piece together evidence for the historicity of the Exodus story. People generally weren't too psyched about what it had to say. Can we get it in 3-D, please?

Historical Documents

Sargon, the Almighty

Trying to root the Exodus story in history can be frustrating and fascinating all at once. This article analyzes the relationship between Exodus and an ancient king of Egypt, Sargon.

Why Moses Matters

Moses mattered then and he still matters now. See what a very smart lady has to say about his significance over time.

The Dead Sea Scrolls

The Dead Sea Scrolls include portions of Exodus. Curious? Check out this website to see the differences.

Video

Bob Marley Takes on Exodus

Bob Marley rocks out to his song, "Exodus." If Moses heard this, you think he'd be convinced to try out the dreads?

Charlton Heston

Talk about old school. This 1956 epic film sure used its fair share of extras. We wonder if there were 600,000 of them.

The Exodus Decoded

Check out the trailer for this controversial documentary about the historicity of Exodus.

Why Ten?

Mel Brooks has something to say about that.

Audio

Exodus Comes to MP3

Think it would be more dramatic if it was read out loud? Take a listen here. Or just take a shot at it yourself.

Faith Discussion!

A rabbi, a professor, and a Catholic priest walk into a bar. Oh wait, we got the ending wrong. A rabbi, a professor, and a Catholic priest discuss the implications of the Exodus story in this clip.

Images

Prince of Egypt Screenshot

Moses looks good in animation!

Charlton Heston with the Commandments

That's one heck of a beard.

Exodus Route

Want to know where the Israelites went on foot? Check out this fancy map. Then we dare you to GoogleMaps it.