Record Nr.

UNINA9910960558403321

Autore

Hoffmeier James Karl <1951->

Titolo

Israel in Egypt : the evidence for the authenticity of the Exodus tradition / / James K. Hoffmeier

Pubbl/distr/stampa


New York, : Oxford University Press, 1996

ISBN


9780199761234
019976123X
0-19-985340-1
0-19-988101-4
0-19-509715-7
0-585-34647-X
1-283-11328-7
9786613113283
0-19-976123-X

Descrizione fisica

xviii, 244 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps

Disciplina

222/.12095

Soggetti

Exodus, The

Egyptian literature - Relation to the Old Testament

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Chronological Charts -- 1 Israel's Early History in Recent Scholarship -- 2 The Origins of Israel: The Current Debate -- 3 Semites in Egypt: The First and Second Intermediate Periods -- 4 Joseph in Egypt -- 5 Israelites in Egypt -- 6 Moses and the Exodus -- 7 The Eastern Frontier Canal: Implications for the Exodus from Egypt -- 8 The Geography and Toponymy of the Exodus -- 9 The Problem of the Re(e)d Sea -- 10 Concluding Remarks -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Term Index -- illustrations.

Sommario/riassunto

Scholars of the Hebrew Bible have in the last decade begun to question the historical accuracy of the Israelite sojourn in Egypt, as described in the book of Exodus. The reason for the rejection of the exodus

tradition is said to be the lack of historical and archaeological evidence in Egypt. Those advancing these claims, however, are not specialists in the study of Egyptian history, culture, and archaeology. In this pioneering book, James Hoffmeier examines the most current Egyptological evidence and argues that it supports the biblical record concerning Israel in Egypt.