"Did I Not Bring Israel Out of Egypt?" : : Biblical, Archaeological, and Egyptological Perspectives on the Exodus Narratives / / ed. by James K. Hoffmeier, Alan R. Millard, Gary A. Rendsburg.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
• MitwirkendeR: Averbeck, Richard E.,; Berman, Joshua,; Davis, Thomas W.,; Dearman, J. Andrew,; Falk, David,; Hess, Richard S.,; Hoffmeier, James K.,; Hwang, Jerry,; Kofoed, Jens Bruun,; Millard, Alan,; Noonan, Benjamin J.,; Rendsburg, Gary A.,; Steiner, Richard C.,; Younger, K. Lawson,
• HerausgeberIn: Hoffmeier, James K.,; Millard, Alan R.,; Rendsburg, Gary A.,
• Place / Publishing House: University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Bulletin for Biblical Research Supplement ; 13
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (352 p.)

The Hebrew Scriptures consider the exodus from Egypt to be Israel's formative and foundational event. Indeed, the Bible offers no other explanation for Israel's origin as a people. It is also true that no contemporary record regarding a man named Moses or the Israelites generally, either l...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• Abbreviations
• Part 1 Egyptology and Linguistic Matters
• 1. Egyptian Religious Influences on the Early Hebrews
• 2. Onomastics of the Exodus Generation in the Book of Exodus
• 3. Egyptian Loanwords as Evidence for the Authenticity of the Exodus and Wilderness Traditions
• 4. The Significance of the Horns ( קֶרֶן ) of Exodus 27:2: The Egyptian ( ṯst ) and Levantine Four-Horned Altars
• Part 2 Exodus in the Pentateuch/Torah
• 5. The Practices of the Land of Egypt (Leviticus 18:3): Incest, ʿAnat, and Israel in the Egypt of Ramesses the Great
• 6. The Kadesh Inscriptions of Ramesses II and the Exodus Sea Account (Exodus 13:17-15:19)
• 7. The Literary Unity of the Exodus Narrative
• 8. Moses, the Tongue-Tied Singer!
• 9. The Egyptian Sojourn and Deliverance from Slavery in the Framing and Shaping of the Mosaic Law
• 10. "Tell Your Children and Grandchildren!" The Exodus as Cultural Memory
• Part 3 Exodus, the Wilderness Period, and Archaeology
• 11. Recent Developments in Understanding the Origins of the Arameans
• Chapter 12 Exodus on the Ground: The Elusive Signature of Nomads in Sinai
• Part 4 Exodus in the Hebrew Prophets
• 13. "I Am Yahweh Your God from the Land of Egypt": Hosea's Use of the Exodus Traditions
• 14. Some Observations on the Exodus and Wilderness Wandering Traditions in the Books of Amos and Micah
• Bibliography
• Index of Modern and Premodern Authors
• Index of Scripture
• Index of Other Ancient Sources