Israel In and Out of Egypt: The Archaeological and Historical Background to the Exodus

Did the Exodus of Israel out of Egypt really happen, or is it just an ancient narrative? Deepen your knowledge of Old Testament history with updated archaeological evidence and expert scholarship.In this new volume, Israel In and Out of Egypt: The Archaeological and Historical Background to the Exodus, James K. Hoffmeier examines the most current Egyptological evidence and argues that it indeed supports the biblical record concerning this famous biblical account. This volume includes:Maps, line drawings, and images,New and relevant archaeological data from sites critical to the geography of the Exodus,Over the past thirty or more years, scholars of the Hebrew Bible have been questioning the historical accuracy of the Israelite sojourn in Egypt as described in the book of Exodus. The reason for this rejection of the Exodus tradition is due to an alleged lack of historical and archaeological evidence in Egypt of this event. Those advancing these claims, however, are not specialists in th