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'''''Pillar of Fire''''' is a 1995 historical fantasy by [[Judith Tarr]]. It deals with the reigns of [[Akhenaten]] and [[Tutankhamun]] and [[the Exodus]] from the perspective of a [[Hittites|Hittite]] slave girl of [[Ankhesenpaaten]].<ref>
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'''''Pillar of Fire''''' is a 1995 historical fantasy novel by [[Judith Tarr]]. It deals with the reigns of Egyptian pharaohs [[Akhenaten]] and [[Tutankhamun]] and [[the Exodus]] from the perspective of a [[Hittites|Hittite]] slave girl of [[Ankhesenpaaten]].<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://www.nesfa.org/reviews/Olson/PillarOfFire.html
|url= http://www.nesfa.org/reviews/Olson/PillarOfFire.html
|accessdate= 2009-04-08
|accessdate= 2009-04-08
|title= Pillar of Fire: A book review by Mark L. Olson
|title= Pillar of Fire: A book review by Mark L. Olson
|work= NESFA Members' Reviews
|work= NESFA Members' Reviews
|publisher= [[New England Science Fiction Association]]
|publisher= [[New England Science Fiction Association]]}}</ref> It draws heavily on [[Ahmed Osman]]'s theory that [[Moses]] and Ankhenaten were the same person.<ref>{{cite journal
|url= http://www.booklistonline.com/default.aspx?page=show_product&pid=568550
}}</ref> It draws heavily on [[Ahmed Osman]]'s theory that [[Moses]] and Ankhenaten were the same person. Tarr comments in the endnotes that she was surprised at how little she had to tweak historical fact to write the story.
|accessdate= 2009-04-12
|title= Pillar of Fire, by Judith Tarr (REVIEW)
|first= Whitney
|last= Scott
|journal= Booklist
|publisher= [[American Library Association]]
|date= 1995-06-01}}</ref> The idea of Akhenaten as the pioneer of a monotheistic religion that later became Judaism has been considered by various scholars starting with [[Sigmund Freud]]'s views in ''[[Moses and Monotheism]]''.<ref name="freud">Freud, S. (1939). Moses and Monotheism: Three Essays.</ref><ref>Gunther Siegmund Stent, ''Paradoxes of Free Will''. [[American Philosophical Society]], DIANE, 2002. 284 pages. Pages 34 - 38. ISBN 0871699265</ref><ref>Jan Assmann, ''Moses the Egyptian: The Memory of Egypt in Western Monotheism''. [[Harvard University Press]], 1997. 288 pages. ISBN 067458739</ref><ref>N. Shupak, ''The Monotheism of Moses and the Monotheism of Akhenaten''. Sevivot, 1995. </ref><ref name = "mont">Montserrat, (2000)</ref><ref>William F. Albright, ''From the Patriarchs to Moses II. Moses out of Egypt''. The Biblical Archaeologist, Vol. 36, No. 2 (May, 1973), pp. 48-76. doi 10.2307/3211050</ref> Tarr comments in the endnotes that she was surprised at how little she had to tweak historical fact to write the story.

The audiobook version, published in 1998, ran for approximately 22 hours and was read by [[Anna Fields]].<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://www.blackstoneaudio.com/audiobook.cfm?id=1832
|accessdate= 2009-04-12
|title= Pillar of Fire
|publisher= Blackstone Audio}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{lccn|95||006315}}
* ISBN 0312855427 448 pages
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=TxzMMxEfesAC Google Books preview]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=TxzMMxEfesAC Google Books preview]
* ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=Il1D-ihZrYkC Rewriting Moses]'', by Brian Britt, references ''Pillar of Fire''
* ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=Il1D-ihZrYkC Rewriting Moses]'', by Brian Britt, references ''Pillar of Fire''
*{{cite journal|last=Jacomb|first=Brian |date=July 29, 1999|title=Crete And Quarrel|journal=Washington Post |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/43541126.html?dids=43541126:43541126&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+29%2C+1999&author=Brian+Jacomb&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Crete+And+Quarrel&pqatl=google}} Describes Pillar of Fire "highly acclaimed".
*[[Kliatt magazine]], September, 1997, review of Pillar of Fire, p. 54 <!--source: http://biography.jrank.org/pages/367/Tarr-Judith-1955-Sidelights.html-->
*[[Library Journal]], June 15, 1995, Cynthia Johnson, review of Pillar of Fire, p. 96 <!--source: http://biography.jrank.org/pages/367/Tarr-Judith-1955-Sidelights.html-->
*[[Publishers Weekly]] May 22, 1995, review of Pillar of Fire, p. 50 <!--source: http://biography.jrank.org/pages/367/Tarr-Judith-1955-Sidelights.html-->


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Pillar of Fire
AuthorJudith Tarr
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEgypt--History--Eighteenth dynasty
GenreHistorical fiction
PublisherForge
Publication date
1995
Pages448
ISBN0312855427
OCLC32088557

Pillar of Fire is a 1995 historical fantasy novel by Judith Tarr. It deals with the reigns of Egyptian pharaohs Akhenaten and Tutankhamun and the Exodus from the perspective of a Hittite slave girl of Ankhesenpaaten.[1] It draws heavily on Ahmed Osman's theory that Moses and Ankhenaten were the same person.[2] The idea of Akhenaten as the pioneer of a monotheistic religion that later became Judaism has been considered by various scholars starting with Sigmund Freud's views in Moses and Monotheism.[3][4][5][6][7][8] Tarr comments in the endnotes that she was surprised at how little she had to tweak historical fact to write the story.

The audiobook version, published in 1998, ran for approximately 22 hours and was read by Anna Fields.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Pillar of Fire: A book review by Mark L. Olson". NESFA Members' Reviews. New England Science Fiction Association. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
  2. ^ Scott, Whitney (1995-06-01). "Pillar of Fire, by Judith Tarr (REVIEW)". Booklist. American Library Association. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  3. ^ Freud, S. (1939). Moses and Monotheism: Three Essays.
  4. ^ Gunther Siegmund Stent, Paradoxes of Free Will. American Philosophical Society, DIANE, 2002. 284 pages. Pages 34 - 38. ISBN 0871699265
  5. ^ Jan Assmann, Moses the Egyptian: The Memory of Egypt in Western Monotheism. Harvard University Press, 1997. 288 pages. ISBN 067458739
  6. ^ N. Shupak, The Monotheism of Moses and the Monotheism of Akhenaten. Sevivot, 1995.
  7. ^ Montserrat, (2000)
  8. ^ William F. Albright, From the Patriarchs to Moses II. Moses out of Egypt. The Biblical Archaeologist, Vol. 36, No. 2 (May, 1973), pp. 48-76. doi 10.2307/3211050
  9. ^ "Pillar of Fire". Blackstone Audio. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
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