Exodus : the Egyptian evidence

112 Pages·1997·4.38 MB·English

by  Lesko

EXODUS:
The Egyptian Evidence

Exodus.-
The Egyptian Evidence
EDITORS
Ernest 5. Frerichs
Leonard H. Lesko
CONTRIBUTORS
William G. Dever William A. Ward
Abraham Malamat James Weinstein
Donald B. Redford Frank J. Yurco
Winona Lake, Indiana
Eisenbrauns
1997
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Exodus : the Egyptian Evidence / editors, Emest S. Frerichs,
Leonard H. Lesko; contributors, Abraham Malamat...|et al.|.
p. cm.
Papers presented at a conference held at Brown University in 1992.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 1-57506-025-6 (cloth : alk. paper)
1. Exodus, The—Congresses. 2. Bible. O.T. Exodus I-XV—Extra-
canonical parallels—Congresses. 3. Egyptian literature—Relation to
the Old Testament—Congresses. 4 Egypt—History—To 332 B.C.—
Congresses. 1. Frerichs, Emest S. II. Lesko, Leonard H. III. Malamat,
Abraham. IV. Brown University.
BS680.E9E96 1997
222M2095—dc21 97-2703
CIP
r97
Manufactured in the United States of America
1997
In Memory of Israel Grody and Dr. Howard Paul

Table of Contents
Introduction by Ernest S. Frerichs
1 Abraham Malamat The Exodus: Egyptian Analogies 15
2 Frank J. Yurco Merenptah's Canaanite Campaign
and Israel’s Origins 27
3 Donald B. Redford Observations on the Sojourn
of the Bene-lsrael 57
4 William G. Dever Is There Any Archaeological
Evidence for the Exodus? 67
5 James Weinstein Exodus and Archaeological Reality 87
6 William A. Ward Summary and Conclusions 105