God’s Fire: Moses and the Management of Exodus
Author: Alfred de Grazia Year: 1983 (original); 2013 edition announced Series: Quantavolution & Catastrophe Series Volume: XI
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Synopsis
God’s Fire is de Grazia’s catastrophist reconstruction of the Exodus. The book argues that Moses and the Hebrew Exodus took place in an era of severe planetary and atmospheric turmoil — cometary and electrical discharges that produced the plagues of Egypt, the pillar of cloud and fire, manna, and the parting of the Red Sea as physically real events in an electrically charged atmosphere.
The “fire” of the title is both literal (plasma discharge, “God’s thunderbolt”) and managerial — Moses as a leader who exploited natural catastrophe to forge a nation. De Grazia reconstructs Moses as psychologist, scientist, and politician operating in conditions of catastrophic upheaval.
The book is a detailed chapter-by-chapter reading of Exodus through the lens of quantavolution, integrating meteorology, electrical physics, archaeology, and ancient Near Eastern history.
Jno Cook’s Note
Cited for its detailed treatment of Moses and the Exodus within the catastrophist electrical framework (referenced in Cook’s annotated bibliography at saturniancosmology.org/books.php.html)
Key Themes
- The Exodus as literal historical catastrophe (not allegory or myth)
- Cometary/electrical origin of the plagues of Egypt
- Moses as manager of catastrophe — political and psychological genius
- The pillar of cloud/fire, manna, and the Red Sea parting as plasma/atmospheric phenomena
- Chronological reassessment of the Exodus date relative to Egyptian history
See Also
- Author Index
- Burning of Troy — Bronze Age collapse companion
- Lately Tortured Earth — Earth sciences framework
- Chaos and Creation — foundational cosmological framework
Keywords: #Gods #Fire #God #Moses #Management #Exodus
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