Exodus
Subtitle: the Egyptian evidence
By: editors, Ernest S. Frerichs, Leonard H. Lesko ; contributors, William G. Dever ... [et al.].
Contributors: Frerichs, Ernest S.; Lesko, Leonard H.; Dever, William G.; Brown University.
Publisher: Eisenbrauns
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Winona Lake, In
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Bible. O.T. Exodus I-XV -- Extra-canonical parallels -- Congresses; Exodus, The -- Congresses; Egyptian literature -- Relation to the Old Testamen -- Congresses; Egypt -- History -- To 332 B.C. -- Congresses
Description: Few events have shaped Jewish and Christian tradition more than the Exodus from Egypt - and few have been as controversial for historians. The emphasis in the past has been on understanding the Exodus in light of Israelite history and Israelite origins. This book - a collection of six papers given at a conference at Brown University - looks at new evidence of the Exodus: the Egyptian evidence.

The contributors include leading historians, archaeologists, Egyptologists and literary scholars. Join them as they discuss, among many other topics, whether the Exodus was a specific historical event or a wider phenomenon spread over time, whether wall reliefs at Karnak depict a battle between the Egyptians and the Israelites, and whether the Israelites emerged from within ancient Canaanite society.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Papers presented at a conference held at Brown University in 1992.