Exodus Event: Its Historical Kernel: A Study of the Origin of the Biblical People and the Egyptian Exodus: Vol.1

includes index and biblioraphy

GENERAL INTRODUCTION The Exodus Event Significance of the Exodus Event Nature and Direction of the Study EXODUS EVENT: ITS BACKGROUND AND ANTECEDENTS Introduction Some Pertinent Questions Archaeological Periods Late Bronze Age End of Late Bronze Age Archaeology and Biblical Studies Archaeological Evidence for an Exodus Egypt in the Late Bronze Age The Political Environment The Eighteenth Dynasty Amarna Period The Nineteenth Dynasty The End of the Nineteenth Dynasty The Socio-Cultural Context The Religious Setting Canaan in the Late Bronze Age Mesopotamia Egyptian Rule in Canaan Canaan Politically Edomites, Moabites, Ammonites, and Others Mesopotamian Kingdoms of the LBA and the Destiny of Canaan Hittites Hurrians/Mitanni Kingdom Amorites The Socio-Cultural Milieu The Religious Setting ISRAEL IN EGYPT: HISTORICAL EVIDENCE Introduction Israelites` Egyptian Presence and Bondage Habiru and Hebrew Meaning and Origin Nature and Basic Features Foreign Groups Apiru: A Social Class `Apiru Slaves in Egypt Hebrews and`Apiru of Egypt ISRAEL IN CANAAN Introduction Victory Stele of Merneptah A Mixed Group Solidarity before Settlement Solidarity during the Process of Settlement Solidarity after Settlement Israelites and the `Apiru of Canaan `Apiru as Distinct from the Hebrews The V}/>z`rw-Hebrew Relationship SETTLEMENT THEORIES AND THE POSSIBILITY FOR AN EGYPTIAN EXODUS Introduction Theories of Settlement Traditional Theory of Conquest Peaceful Infiltration Theory Revolution Theory Evolution Theories Synthesis Model THE PROTO-ISRAELITES Introduction Patriarchal Traditions Tribal Nature in the Patriarchal Tradition Aramean Link Semi-nomadic Character in the Early Israelites`Tradition Egyptian Sojourn Moses` Group and Proto-Israelites THE FACT OF EGYPTIAN EXODUS Introduction Probabilities for an Exodus Event Bondage and Persecution Movement of the People along the Border Fugitive Slaves and Detoured Route of Exodus Settlement Tradition The Question of Many Exoduses Number of People of Exodus Biblical Story and Reasons for the Egyptian Exodus Historical Core THE DATE AND LOCATION OF THE EGYPTIAN EXODUS When did the Moses Group Leave Egypt? 15th Century Exodus 13lh Century Exodus Location of the Crossing of the Sea

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