Category: Exodus
Digital Hammurabi: Textual Criticism (3): Textual Criticism and the Hebrew Bible
Yesterday I posted a link to the second video in Dr. Joshua Bowen’s series on the topic of textual criticism where he discussed some of the methods and rules utilized by textual critics when they engage in their craft. In the next video Bowen… Continue Reading “Digital Hammurabi: Textual Criticism (3): Textual Criticism and the Hebrew Bible”
Richard Elliot Friedman: “Let’s Do the Math”
Richard Elliot Friedman, The Exodus: How It Happened and Why It Matters (New York, NY: HarperOne, 2017), 64-65. So let’s do the math: Eight out of eight Israelites with Egyptian names are Levites. Two out of two accounts of the revelation of God’s name make… Continue Reading “Richard Elliot Friedman: “Let’s Do the Math””
Using the Bible to Date the Exodus
When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. Hosea 11:1, NRSV The pivotal event in the history of ancient Israel is an event that has come to be called “the Exodus.” The word exodus is a compound Greek… Continue Reading “Using the Bible to Date the Exodus”
The Amateur Exegete 