Moses’ Staff And Aeneas’ Shield: The Way of the Torah Vesus Classical Heroism

Moses’ Staff and Aeneas’ Shield uses two emblems to symbolize the important differences between the tragic but triumphant heroism of Virgil’s Aeneid and the kenotic heroism of Moses in the Exodus story of Aeneas’ shield and Moses’ staff.

Patrick V. Reid is Chair of Theology at Providence College. Professor Reid holds a Ph.D. in Theology from St. Mary’s Seminary and University.