To know about the Old Testament is to read Ms Hurston's book

To read Moses, Man of the Mountain, is to read the book of Exodus in the Old Testament Bible. Ms Hurston has a wonderfully unique style of presentation. Zora's book of Moses is one of the most entertaining, refreshing approaches of story- telling I've come across in a while, especially in the biblical realm. I was so moved by this book, I went on to read many other works by her, such as "Their eyes were watching God", Jonah's Gourd Vine, etc....I have mentioned to many others of how Moses, Man of the Mountain touched me in so many ways! Zora Nell Hurston indeed appears to have been a woman before her time!.....

Moses a believable reality.

This is a wonderfully evocative book of the times of Moses the man. It parallels the awesome "THE Autobiography of Jesus of Nazareth and the Missing Years" by Richard Patton. Both these books create a reality around the historical figures that is sadly lacking in the traditional texts. Both these books are rich food for thought and highly recommended.

& Despite being the main player in four books of the Torah, we still know little of Moses' motivation besides being called to be God's reluctant servant. Hurston's Moses, Man of the Mountain fills in the background of Moses' life, his beginnings, thoughts during his killing of the Egyptian overseer, and especially his time in Midian. Though written as an allegory using Black idiom, I felt that for the first time, I KNEW Moses, as he is depicted in the the Torah. Not only an excellent Midrash but a beautifully and movingly told story.

What a wonderful book!!

Now, I admit that I had a hard time getting into this book. The reason...The Ten Commandments! The image of Charlton Heston parting the Red Sea kept playing through my head. I eventually got over it, all due to the narrative that this wonderful author told this story. I found myself captivated. Hurston made Moses human, with human needs and problems. This made his faith more real. Wonderful, I can't praise it enough. Check out Chapter 27, pg. 180 for a famous quote. I couldn't help but to think that Hurston knew more than she was telling. I have the feeling that she forsaw the Civil Rights Movement, some 20 years before it actually happened, this book was published in 1939. Very good!!