Robert of Bridlington "Book of Exodus", which survives in two manuscripts, a commentary on the minor prophets, surviving in three copies, a commentary on the Pauline Epistles in two extant copies, and a commentary on the visions in the "Book of Revelation", surviving in two manuscripts. The work on Revelation may have been by Robert of Cricklade. None of these works have been published yet. Robert's works that do not survive include a commentary on the "Book of Genesis", one on the "Book of Leviticus", a commentary on the "Book of Numbers", a treatise on the "Book of Deuteronomy", a commentary on the
Book of Exodus accept God as a cause of events, but in Exodus, everything is presented as the work of God, who appears frequently in person, and the historical setting is only very hazily sketched. The purpose of the book is not to record what really happened, but to reflect the historical experience of the exile community in Babylon and later Jerusalem, facing foreign captivity and the need to come to terms with their understanding of God. Although mythical elements are not so prominent in Exodus as in Genesis, ancient legends have an influence on the book's content: for example, the story of