Exodus (Old English poem)

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Exodus (Old English poem) is an Old English alliterative retelling of the biblical story of the Israelites’ escape from Egypt, notable for its heroic style and place in the Anglo-Saxon poetic tradition.

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instanceOf Anglo-Saxon literature ⓘ
Old English poem ⓘ
alliterative verse ⓘ
biblical paraphrase ⓘ
religious poetry ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Exodus (Anglo-Saxon poem) ⓘ
anonymous true ⓘ
approximateDate early Anglo-Saxon period ⓘ
author unknown ⓘ
basedOn Book of Exodus ⓘ
biblical story of the Israelites’ escape from Egypt ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
culture Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
featuresCharacter Moses ⓘ
Pharaoh ⓘ
genre alliterative poetry ⓘ
biblical epic ⓘ
religious poetry ⓘ
language Old English ⓘ
literaryCategory Old English biblical poetry ⓘ
literarySignificance important example of Old English biblical epic ⓘ
important witness to Anglo-Saxon religious poetry ⓘ
notable for heroic recasting of biblical narrative ⓘ
literaryTradition Anglo-Saxon poetic tradition ⓘ
manuscript Junius Manuscript ⓘ
meter Old English alliterative meter ⓘ
narrativeFocus Israelites’ escape from Egypt ⓘ
crossing of the Red Sea ⓘ
originalScript Latin alphabet ⓘ
period early medieval ⓘ
poeticForm alliterative long line ⓘ
portrays Israelites as a war-band ⓘ
Moses as heroic leader ⓘ
Pharaoh and Egyptians as enemies ⓘ
religiousContext Christianity ⓘ
scripturalSource Old Testament ⓘ
setting Egypt ⓘ
Red Sea ⓘ
style alliterative ⓘ
heroic ⓘ
subject Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Exodus from Egypt
theme conflict between God’s people and their enemies ⓘ
deliverance ⓘ
faith and obedience ⓘ
salvation history ⓘ
title Exodus ⓘ
usesMotif divine intervention in battle ⓘ
journey or exile ⓘ
sea as barrier ⓘ

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Anglo-Saxon literature → notableWork → Exodus (Old English poem) ⓘ
Junius Manuscript → containsWork → Exodus (Old English biblical poem) ⓘ
linked to: Exodus (Old English poem)
Exodus (Old English poem) → alsoKnownAs → Exodus (Anglo-Saxon poem) ⓘ
linked to: Exodus (Old English poem)
Genesis (Old English poem) → sharesManuscriptWith → Exodus (Old English poem) ⓘ