Moses, Priest of Egypt?

You’ve heard of Moses as the Prince of Egypt—but Priest of Egypt?

This class reexamines the biblical portrait of Moses by focusing on a dimension that is often overlooked: his Egyptian background and its possible connection to the priesthood of Egypt.

Drawing on biblical texts and ancient sources outside the Bible, the class explores the possibility that Moses’s priestly identity is deeply intertwined with Egypt’s religious world. These traditions preserve a memory of Moses not merely as a political liberator or lawgiver, but as a figure associated with priesthood, ritual authority, and religious reform within an Egyptian context.

When these strands are brought together, a striking portrait emerges—one that challenges conventional categories and invites us to reconsider Moses’s role in the origins of Israel’s priesthood.

Was Moses more than a prophet and lawgiver? What if the roots of Israel’s priestly tradition reach further back into Egypt than we’ve been told?

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