"His Face Was Radiant": Pulling Back The Veil On The Mystery Of Moses' Shining Face
happening to Moses when he was qâran. Was the skin of his face sending out light rays, or was it growing horns? Moses and the Ten Commandments by James Tissot (1896-1902) Jewish Museum, New York. ( Public Domain) Those who view Moses as merely an ancient myth or even an invented solar deity suggest that his shining face is an example of his association with ancient Near Eastern solar gods like Ra, Helios, or Shamash. Traditional commentators like Philo of Alexandria suggested that the Glory of God had somehow rubbed off on Moses. Modern scholars like Gary Rendsburg suggest that this was ...
Source: ancient-origins.net