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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
Autor principal: Sivertsen, Barbara J., 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Dating the Exodus
  • The coming of the Hyksos
  • The Minoan eruption
  • The plagues, the Exodus, and historical reality
  • Moses and the mountain of God
  • The sojourn in the wilderness
  • Meanwhile, back in civilization
  • The destruction of Jericho
  • The conquest and settlement of Canaan
  • Back to Egypt
  • The formation of the Exodus tradition.