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The parting of the sea : how volcanoes, earthquakes, and plagues shaped the story of Exodus /

For more than four decades, biblical experts have tried to place the story of Exodus into historical context--without success. What could explain the Nile turning to blood, insects swarming the land, and the sky falling to darkness? Integrating biblical accounts with substantive archaeological evide...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sivertsen, Barbara J., 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. The Exodus, Oral Tradition, and Natural History
  • Chapter One. Dating the Exodus
  • Chapter Two. The Coming of the Hyksos
  • Chapter Three. The Minoan Eruption
  • Chapter Four. The Plagues, the Exodus, and Historical Reality
  • Chapter Five. Moses and the Mountain of God
  • Chapter Six. The Sojourn in the Wilderness
  • Chapter Seven. Meanwhile, Back in Civilization
  • Chapter Eight. The Destruction of Jericho
  • Chapter Nine. The Conquest and Settlement of Canaan
  • Chapter Ten. Back to Egypt
  • Chapter Eleven. The Formation of the Exodus Tradition
  • Appendix. Oral Transmission, Memory and Recall, and Oral History