Everything About the Bible That You Never Had Time to Look Up
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: February 28, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 524
ISBN-13: 9781401068998
Subjects: Religion: general; Religion - Socialissues; Religion; General; Religion / General
First sentence: There is no historical or archeological evidence that the Hebrews had ever been held in captivity by the Egyptians, as claimed by the Torah - except that their deity, named "Yah" (or Yahweh), bears a striking resemblance to the Egyptian sun god "Ra," elevated to monotheistic status by Pharaoh Akhenaton in the 13th century B.C.E.