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The parting of the sea : how volcanoes, earthquakes, and plagues shaped the story of Exodus /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sivertsen, Barbara J., 1949-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2009]
Subjects:
Bible and geology.
Bible stories, English > Exodus.
Exodus, The.
Table of Contents:
  • Dating the Exodus
  • The coming of the Hyksos
  • The Minoan eruption
  • The plagues, the Exodus, and historical reality
  • Moses and the mountain of God
  • The sojourn in the wilderness
  • Meanwhile, back in civilization
  • The destruction of Jericho
  • The conquest and settlement of Canaan
  • Back to Egypt
  • The formation of the Exodus tradition.