João Arinaldo on Moses as a written character

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João Arinaldo, on Érika’s archaeology channel, treats Moses as a character assembled from older plots rather than a man lifted from the river. He begins with limestone basins that strained water for workers as well as elites, because the Nile was dangerous and held as sacred. The basket episode, he says, was built toward control. A book in the hands of a frightened crowd can set work, money, and conduct. After exile, the temple, like a Mesopotamian tower shrine, is where tribute gathers. The writing was shaped so people would serve a priesthood. He gives the Roman church the role of carrying that book into new lands, and later breakaway groups the role of making it feel more inward while the grip stays. What readers hold now is a late copy of copies, not a six thousand year original. Clay born Adam figures in older tales, including Adapa, are the stock he points to. Every theology, he closes, has a local history behind the way it was told.

Key points

• Limestone basins are described as filters for river water used by workers, not only by rulers.
• Moses is treated as a literary figure, and the Egyptian word mes is glossed as son.
• The river baby plot is said to be aimed at control of frightened people.
• Temple tribute, including the tithe, is compared with the role of a Mesopotamian temple tower.
• The Roman church is credited with spreading the book, and later groups with a more inward tone and the same power.
• The text in hand is called a late chain of copies rather than an ancient original.
• Adam is linked to older clay born figures such as Adapa, so the stories have earlier homes.

Short quotes

mentes fracas e desesperados se eu pegar esse livro eu vou controlar tudo por quê

João Arinaldo, João Arinaldo on Moses and the biblical book

In English, he says a weak and desperate crowd can be ruled if someone holds this book. Watch at 3:24

sacerdote então o desenvolvimento do livro para colocar na mente das pessoas que elas devem servir a uma

João Arinaldo, João Arinaldo on Moses and the biblical book

In English, the book is shaped, in his account, so people will serve a priestly power. Watch at 6:05

vem de outras culturas que os judeus adaptaram para construir o quê para construir a narrativa do seu próprio

João Arinaldo, João Arinaldo on Moses and the biblical book

In English, he says older cultures were adapted in order to build a narrative of their own. Watch at 10:53

Video by Arqueologia e Antropologia com Érika 𓇋 𓂋 𓇋 𓂓. Watch on YouTube.