Since I’m in general agreement with Joshua Berman’s analysis in “Was There an Exodus?,” I’d like to focus here on amplifying a few of his central points.
More about: Biblical criticism, Exodus, Hebrew Bible, History & Ideas
An event like the exodus can’t be “proved” in the manner of a scientific experiment. The way to judge is through the adding-up of suggestive details and reliable witnesses.
A statue of Ramesses II in Luxor, Egypt. Mohammed Moussa/Wikipedia.
Since I’m in general agreement with Joshua Berman’s analysis in “Was There an Exodus?,” I’d like to focus here on amplifying a few of his central points.
More about: Biblical criticism, Exodus, Hebrew Bible, History & Ideas
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