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Is it true?

danieldemol

Well-Known Member
Premium Member
It is neither. One can accept the Jewish texts as dubious historical documents (or as valid historical documents) that are simply not yet confirmed by other historical documets. Remember that the absence of proof doesn't not automatically exclude.

For ages, scholars simply assumed that the Iliad was complete and total myth. Then the city of Troy was found. Now they have to try and parse legend from history.
Actually it is mythology, not only is there no evidence for the Israelites being in Egypt but, "In contrast to the absence of evidence for the Egyptian captivity and wilderness wanderings, there are ample signs of Israel's evolution within Canaan from native Canaanite roots."1,2,3
1 The Exodus - Wikipedia
2 Barmash, Pamela (2015b). "Out of the Mists of History: The Exaltation of the Exodus in the Bible" p4 Exodus in the Jewish Experience
3 Shaw, Ian (2002). "Israel, Israelites". In Shaw, Ian; Jameson, Robert (eds.). A Dictionary of Archaeology. Wiley Blackwell. ISBN 9780631235835. A Dictionary of Archaeology
 

loverofhumanity

We are all the leaves of one tree
Premium Member
So why did you..,, or no, never mind. It made
no sense anyway.

Have you ever tried chicken laksa? My wife made some this morning ...so delicious. Coconut juice, chilli, coriander, chicken, and other secret ingredients that make it addictive.
 
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