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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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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