Jacob Howland

Conservative enough, for example, to say that we need to study the Western tradition. They're all related.

Yeah. Look, I mean, here's another thing that, I mean, you mentioned Mao. Now, as you know, under Mao, the little Shinto shrines and things that people had in their homes were replaced by pictures of Mao. They worshipped Mao.

Yeah. Look, I mean, here's another thing that, I mean, you mentioned Mao. Now, as you know, under Mao, the little Shinto shrines and things that people had in their homes were replaced by pictures of Mao. They worshipped Mao.

Yeah. Look, I mean, here's another thing that, I mean, you mentioned Mao. Now, as you know, under Mao, the little Shinto shrines and things that people had in their homes were replaced by pictures of Mao. They worshipped Mao.

And at the same time, Mao, Stalin, whoever, these guys had this notion of a new man. We're going to have a new man. Yeah, new. New. But here's the thing. Actually, it's all very, very old. So we were talking about Exodus. And so let me just throw this out. I happen to have just taught a couple of classes on Exodus I filled in for one of our professors.

And at the same time, Mao, Stalin, whoever, these guys had this notion of a new man. We're going to have a new man. Yeah, new. New. But here's the thing. Actually, it's all very, very old. So we were talking about Exodus. And so let me just throw this out. I happen to have just taught a couple of classes on Exodus I filled in for one of our professors.

And at the same time, Mao, Stalin, whoever, these guys had this notion of a new man. We're going to have a new man. Yeah, new. New. But here's the thing. Actually, it's all very, very old. So we were talking about Exodus. And so let me just throw this out. I happen to have just taught a couple of classes on Exodus I filled in for one of our professors.

The way I look at that book, one main thing that's happening there is that book of the Bible is presenting you with the following alternative. Either... You enslave yourself to Pharaoh or you enslave yourself to God.

The way I look at that book, one main thing that's happening there is that book of the Bible is presenting you with the following alternative. Either... You enslave yourself to Pharaoh or you enslave yourself to God.

The way I look at that book, one main thing that's happening there is that book of the Bible is presenting you with the following alternative. Either... You enslave yourself to Pharaoh or you enslave yourself to God.

Well, okay.

Well, okay.

Well, okay.

Okay, right.

Okay, right.

Okay, right.

No, no, I mean, you're absolutely right. Let's just imagine that Moses had never returned and, you know, they got the calf, whatever. Now, that's not going to be a very long-lasting thing. But what I want to say here is, then the question is, well, what is Pharaoh? What does Pharaoh mean? What's Pharaoh? Pharaoh is a man-god. By the way...

No, no, I mean, you're absolutely right. Let's just imagine that Moses had never returned and, you know, they got the calf, whatever. Now, that's not going to be a very long-lasting thing. But what I want to say here is, then the question is, well, what is Pharaoh? What does Pharaoh mean? What's Pharaoh? Pharaoh is a man-god. By the way...

No, no, I mean, you're absolutely right. Let's just imagine that Moses had never returned and, you know, they got the calf, whatever. Now, that's not going to be a very long-lasting thing. But what I want to say here is, then the question is, well, what is Pharaoh? What does Pharaoh mean? What's Pharaoh? Pharaoh is a man-god. By the way...

Aside from the Jews who are trying to start a Hebrew republic, and the Greeks, which are these little islands of liberty in a sea of despotism, everyone else is man-gods. I mean, the Persian emperor, the Egyptians, etc.