Exodus as a Mnemo-Narrative: An Archaeological Perspective

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Abstract

I discuss possible archaeological correlates from the second and first millennia BCE Levant and Egypt—spanning the Middle and Late Bronze Ages, the Iron Age I and II, and the Persian and Hellenistic periods—which may have served as background(s) for the formation, preservation, and transformation of the biblical and extra-biblical Exodus traditions. I will attempt to assess the character and relevance of strands of evidence from diverse periods and contexts and discuss the possible interface, and/or lack thereof, between these artifactually-based cultural events and the various Exodus narratives as reflected in the biblical texts and traditions.
Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationIsrael's Exodus in Transdisciplinary Perspective - Text, Archaeology, Culture, and Geoscience
EditorsT. E. Levy, T. Schneider, W. H. C. Propp
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherSpringer
Pages409-418
Number of pages10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

Publication series

NameQuantitative Methods in the Humanities and Social Sciences

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