Clip (<5 mins)
Old Testament
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Exodus: Gods and Kings - Moses: Action Hero?
Theologian
Brent Strawn
Duration
4.11
Uploaded to YouTube
10 December 2014
Added to Database
21 March 2026
YouTube description
Was the Bible's Moses really an action hero? In the new movie "Exodus: Gods and Kings," starring Christian Bale, Moses leads his people out of Egypt to escape the ruling of Pharoah Ramses. In this latest installment of Emory Looks at Hollywood, Emory University Old Testament professor Brent Strawn discusses the differences in the Biblical text and Hollywood's presentation.