See my review, headed "Reporter from the Apocalypse?" Thanks to CD universe for the cover art.
Quest For The Lost Tribes
Simcha Jacobovici, director
Posted on 04/14/2006 5:58:16 AM PDT by timsbella
A provocative $4-million documentary by Toronto filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici claims to have found archeological evidence verifying the story of the biblical Exodus from Egypt, 3,500 years ago.
Religious Jews consider the biblical account incontrovertible — the foundation story of the creation of the nation of Israel. Indeed, they celebrated the Exodus Wednesday night and last night with the annual Passover recitation of the Haggadah.
But among scholars, the question of if and when Moses led an estimated two million Israelite slaves out of pharaonic Egypt, miraculously crossed the Red Sea ahead of the pursuing Egyptian army and received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai, has long been a source of contention.
Absent definitive proof, archeologists have argued variously that the biblical account is simply a nice fable or that it may have happened, but not on the scale suggested by the Book of Exodus. Nor is there any consensus about when it might have occurred.
Now, in Exodus Decoded, Mr. Jacobovici says he has found almost a dozen overlooked relics that confirm the biblical story.
(Excerpt) Read more at theglobeandmail.com ...
I didn't say it was all valid (because there's no way it is), but it is still interesting to see.
See my review, headed "Reporter from the Apocalypse?" Thanks to CD universe for the cover art.
Quest For The Lost Tribes
Simcha Jacobovici, director
History Channel:
Exodus Decoded
host Simcha Jacobovici,
narrator James Cameron
http://www.harkarkom.com/Gallery.php
This actually could be the wrong number, the actual number could be as many as 4 to 5 million.
When it came to head counting the Hebrews didn't count women and children.
Typing mistake? It was the REED Sea and a scribe left out one of the "E"s . LOL Human error.
Bump
Good book..IMO.
FSM could have planted such archaeological evidence.
"The biblical story of the last plague has a distinctly supernatural quality in that all the firstborn and only the firstborn were killed on the night of the plague. An earthquake that destroys only the firstborn is inconceivable, because events can never attain that degree of coincidence. No credit should be given to such a record.
Either the story of the last plague, in its canonized form, is a fiction, or it conceals a corruption of the text. Before proclaiming the whole a strange tale interpolated later, it would be wise to inquire whether or not the incredible part alone is corrupted. It may be that 'the firstborn' stands for some other word.
ISAIAH 43:16 Thus saith the Lord, which maketh a way in the sea and a path in the mighty waters: 20...I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.
In the book of Exodus it is said that Moses was commanded:
EXODUS 4:22-23 And thou shalt say onto Pharaoh, This saith the Lord, Israel is my son, even my firstborn....and if thou refuse to let him go, behold I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn. The "chosen" are here called the "firstborn". If Israel was the firstborn, revenge was to be taken against Egypt by the death of its chosen.
"Israel, my chosen", is Israel bechiri, or bechori.
"Israel, my firstborn" is Israel bekhori.
It is the first root which was supposed to determine the relation between God and his people. Therefor: "at midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt," (Exodus 12:29) must be read "all the select of Egypt," as one would say "all the flower of Egypt".
AGES IN CHAOS, Immanuel Velikovsky.
Uh-oh, looks like you've managed to rescussitate an old topic...
Nope. Mention V and they all disappear. It's magic.
By the way, Simcha (director's name) is Hebrew for "Joy".
Documentary Sets New Date For Exodus
Jerusalem Post | 7-3-2006 | Etgar Lefkovits
Posted on 07/03/2006 5:26:25 PM EDT by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1659872/posts
‘Decoding’ the Bible (Movie: Exodus Decoded)
Jerusalam Post | July 12, 2006 | Gershom Gale
Posted on 07/13/2006 10:10:31 AM EDT by Between the Lines
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1664981/posts
‘Exodus Decoded’ seeks ‘plausible explanation’ for Biblical events
The Tidings | August 18, 2006 | David DiCerto
Posted on 08/19/2006 9:32:10 AM EDT by NYer
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1686422/posts
Viewer Beware: The Exodus Decoded [ Jacobovici response to BAR review]
Biblical Archaeology Review | August 29, 2006 | Simcha Jacobovici
Posted on 08/31/2006 1:25:09 PM EDT by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1693241/posts
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I found a $3 copy of the DVD at Barnes and Noble the other day, quite by accident (I'd had no idea that they carried used DVDs and CDs until then), so I nabbed it. Watched it this morning (and technically, I watched it after bedtime last night, but slept through the last 1:29 of it ;'). Anyway, at last, my Amazon review of it. Oh, and at last, at last, Amazon has links direct to specific reviews. About time!Baggage Train from EgyptJust updating the GGG info, not sending a general distribution. |
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