Moses- Man or Myth - Credible Events

 Many scholars today dismiss these events as fiction. "The fact is," says Christianity Today, "not one shred of direct archaeological evidence has been found for [the years] the children of Israel sojourned in Egypt." While direct physical proof may be lacking, there is considerable indirect evidence that the Bible account is credible. In his book Israel in Egypt, Egyptologists James K. Hoffmeier says: "Archaeological data clearly demonstrates that Egypt was frequented by the peoples of the Levant [countries bordering on the eastern Mediterranean], especially as a result of the climatic problems that resulted in the drought . . . Thus, for a period roughly from 1800 to 1540 B.C., Egypt was an attractive place for the Semitic-speaking people of western Asia to migrate." 

Furthermore, it has been acknowledged that the Bible's description of Egyptian slavery is accurate. The book Moses -A Life reports: "The Biblical account of the oppression of the Israelites appears to be corroborated in one often-reproduced tomb painting from ancient Egypt in which the making of mud bricks by a gang of slaves is depicted in explicit detail."

Next time: Moses - Man or Myth - Credible Events - Conclusion 

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