re: 'Moses was schizophrenic'

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Much of what Moses did, or what was done under his watch, could easily be considered barbaric. The slaughtering, for example

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Was there murder? Sure. But to say MUCH of what he did was barbaric is ignorant.

Do you realize just how revolutionary and merciful the Torah was in its ANE context? In Egypt, for instance, slaves could be killed for whatever rhyme or reason. They were lower than property. In the Torah, there are layers upon layers of protection and avenues of freedom for slaves.

Moses prayed and gave water to the very people wanting to kill him multiple times.

He led them out of slavery and on a path to creating a civilized culture of law. That's the OPPOSITE of barbaric.