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Happy Passover!
While the historicity of the Exodus continues to be challenged by archaeologists (and even some others who ought to know better, and others who have tried hybrid solutions), no one really expects to find significant evidence of Israel in Egypt (even though David Rohl makes a compelling case).
But the Yam Suf (Red Sea) crossing is another matter. It's a sparsely settled area and if any evidence from the entire Passover story remains, that seems to be the place to look.
The problem is, no one knows the identity of the Bibilcal Yam Suf.
For some reason, this evidence seems to matter a lot more to Christians than to Jews, so much so that some of them have conducted expensive underwater archaeology at the Red Sea.
See, for instance, this documentary:
http://www.viewpure.com/HM7njJuarrg?start=0&end=0
Question for your table - Why would Jewish people who celebrate and retell the Exodus every year be less interested than others in the archaeological evidence?
Happy Pesach and
Shabbat ShalomWhile the historicity of the Exodus continues to be challenged by archaeologists (and even some others who ought to know better, and others who have tried hybrid solutions), no one really expects to find significant evidence of Israel in Egypt (even though David Rohl makes a compelling case).
But the Yam Suf (Red Sea) crossing is another matter. It's a sparsely settled area and if any evidence from the entire Passover story remains, that seems to be the place to look.
The problem is, no one knows the identity of the Bibilcal Yam Suf.
For some reason, this evidence seems to matter a lot more to Christians than to Jews, so much so that some of them have conducted expensive underwater archaeology at the Red Sea.
See, for instance, this documentary:
http://www.viewpure.com/HM7njJuarrg?start=0&end=0
Question for your table - Why would Jewish people who celebrate and retell the Exodus every year be less interested than others in the archaeological evidence?
Happy Pesach and
PS - Another great book rec.
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