02096cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000380011324500560015126400510020730000470025833600260030533700260033133800360035750000310039350801010042452010810052553400450160665300160165165300250166770000470169285600430173930473UtSlPG20260610133708.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7anl2iso639-1 4aPT1 aVondel, Joost van den,d1587-167913aDe complete werken van Joost van Vondel. Het Pascha 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2009-11-14 aProduced by Frank van Drogen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net a"De complete werken van Joost van Vondel. Het Pascha" by Joost van den Vondel is a tragicomedy written during the early 17th century. This play explores the biblical story of Moses and the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, with themes of faith, oppression, and divine intervention. The main character, Moses, is depicted as a shepherd chosen by God to lead his people to freedom, facing challenges from the proud Pharaoh. At the start of the tragicomedy, Moses tends to his flock near Mount Horeb when he encounters God in the form of a burning bush. God commands him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, offering him signs to convince the people of his divine mission. Moses expresses doubt about his abilities, particularly his speech, and requests that his brother Aaron accompany him as a spokesperson. The opening sets the stage for a dramatic narrative about faith, leadership, and the struggle against tyranny, revealing both the inner conflict of Moses and the dire situation of the enslaved Israelites. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aDutch drama aExodus, The -- Drama1 aAllard, H. J.q(Hermann Jozef),d1830-191540uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30473