Ancient Egypt
A new pharaoh who knew not Joseph.
The Isle of Elephantine.
And does their presence illuminate the book of Exodus—or is it simply a sign that ancient Egypt was a powerful nation?
Reading Exodus as a tale of two ancient Near Eastern construction projects.
“Ozymandias” is a story not only of Egypt, but of nation after nation throughout history—except one.
Likely a 14th-century-BCE cultural import from Egypt.
“In view of the sex-soaked Egyptian phallocracy, no wonder monotheistic women shook their timbrels in celebration when they left.”
The Abraham Accords and the Egyptian roots of Passover.
Cultural appropriation.
Why the Torah appropriates images from pagan Egypt in describing God’s revelation.
And what the discovery says about Israel in the time of King David.
Unambiguously and unashamedly Jewish.
Did Pharaoh’s baker use conical molds?
And for why it matters.