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Centuries of Meditations
Thomas Traherne · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordMoses is the scriptural leader of Israel.
- In TraherneTraherne visits Moses and the passage through the sea as part of the soul’s access to other ages.
- In this editionThe song of Moses in these latter passages is mediated by Revelation’s vision.
- A place to beginThe soul contemplatively visits Moses and Israel’s passage through the sea.
Meaning
Moses is the scriptural leader of Israel. His name also enters Christian worship through the song of Moses joined to the song of the Lamb.
Use in the book
Traherne visits Moses and the passage through the sea as part of the soul’s access to other ages. The point is not a claim of bodily time travel. Scriptural history becomes presently intelligible, admirable, and enjoyable to powers that are not confined to what the eye now sees.
The song supplies a related movement from historical act to shared praise. In I.100 and II.74 the worship of Revelation joins Moses with the Lamb, binding creation, justice, victory, and redemption into one recognition of divine greatness. Moses consequently helps articulate both the breadth of contemplation and the unity of scriptural praise across distinct events and ages.
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In this edition
The song of Moses in these latter passages is mediated by Revelation’s vision. It should not be treated as an independent quotation solely from the Exodus narrative.