Keywords
Exodus, childbirth, salvific imagery, Passover
Abstract
This work explores an alternative interpretation of the Exodus narrative as a metaphor for childbirth. Gleaning from Old Testament and Judaic sources, we find rich female birth and salvific imagery in the saga of the migration of the children of Israel and the Passover itself. This perspective of sacred childbirth, when coupled with traditional Christian interpretations of the first Passover, ultimately paints an enhanced picture of the Atonement of Jesus Christ.
Recommended Citation
Tilton, Becky Holderness
(2023)
"Moses as Midwife: What the Exodus Birth Story Teaches about Motherhood and Christ,"
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: Vol. 57, Article 10.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/interpreter/vol57/iss1/10
