These differences can be largely traced to their fundamental beliefs about the nature of the Hebrew Scriptures . Contains no mistakes. Real people who lived their lives as described in the Bible Mythical, legendary people who never existed. Egyptian presence is not mentioned. Did not exist until many centuries later.
Similar disagreements occur in the rest of the Hebrew Scriptures.
The archeological record shows that, in many cases, cities mentioned in Joshua did not exist when the Israelite invasion was supposed to have happened. In most of the other locations, there were no signs of destruction as described in the Bible. There is a growing belief among archeologists that neither of the Biblical stories is true. Archeologists are debating about how much of David's and Solomon's stories are accurate. Daniel in Babylon, Ester in Persia, Johah in Jaffa and Nineveh, Ruth in Moab and Bethlehem, are regarded by many archeologists as fictional characters.