search for a modern-day Moses: The Judaic and Christian resonances in Saul Bellow's "Herzog"

Saul Bellow's Herzog is more than just a story of a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown as a result of his wife's ruthless infidelities. It is a story about the re-affirmation of life in spite of horrible circumstances. Although Bellow is widely recognized as a Jewish author, Herzog is written with a foundation that also focuses on Christian idealogy, a belief that Bellow was introduced to as a young child. Being an ardent admirer of Saul Bellow's work, I was surprised that few critics have paid close attention to the prolific amount of religious parallels that can be found in his novels. This thesis is a result of my interest in both the Old and New Testament allusions that appear in this novel.