The foundational narrative behind Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection is the story of Exodus. After all, Jesus is presented in the Gospels as “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world,” and was put to death on the eve of Passover. But what if the Israelite exodus from Egypt never really happened? On this episode, Shane talks with Egyptologist David Rohl about why so many contemporary scholars conclude that Israel’s foundational story is rooted in mythology, and why they are blind to clear and convincing evidence in support of the Exodus narrative.
Click here for detailed notes related to this episode, here to listen to Shane’s interview with John Lennox on the story of Joseph, and here to listen to another episode featuring the work of David Rohl and his New Chronology.
SHOW NOTES
Related Episodes
Questioning Conventional Wisdom (Part 1), (Part 2), HS #13 & 14 with David Rohl
The Sinai Inscriptions, HS #71 with Michael Bar-Ron
Locating Golgotha, Humble Skeptic #17 with David Rohl
John Lennox on the Story of Joseph, White Horse Inn #1582
Stories of Jesus: Can We Trust Them? Humble Skeptic #61 with Peter J. Williams
Are The Gospels History or Fiction? Humble Skeptic #52 with John Dickson
Is John’s Gospel Late & Unreliable?, Humble Skeptic #51 with Daniel Wallace
Questioning The Fourth Gospel, Humble Skeptic #49 with Richard Bauckham
The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony, Humble Skeptic #48 with Richard Bauckham
Faith Founded on Facts, Humble Skeptic #15 with Lennox, Dickson, Bauckham, etc.
Related Articles
Is The Exodus a Myth? Bart Ehrman (cited in commentary)
New Evidence for a Historical Moses?, Michael Bar-Ron
The Origins of Israel in Canaan, John Bimson
Archaeological Data & The Dating of the Patriarchs, John Bimson
Rulers of Foreign Lands, Archaeology Magazine featuring Manfried Bietak
Is Luke a Trustworthy Historian?, Sir William Ramsay
The Authenticity & Genuineness of the Fourth Gospel, J.B. Lightfoot
Archaeological Discoveries Related to Nebuchadnezzar II, Shane Rosenthal
Water Into Wine: An Archaeological Assessment, Shane Rosenthal
Simon of Cyrene: An Intriguing Archaeological Discovery, Shane Rosenthal
Outside the Gospels, What Can We Really Know About Jesus? Shane Rosenthal
Paradigm Shift: The Date of John’s Gospel, Shane Rosenthal
New Life in the New Year: A Brief Account of the Exodus, Shane Rosenthal
Related Books
Exodus: Myth or History? David Rohl — Hard copies are out of print, and used copies are expensive so this link is to the Kindle edition. However, his earlier book, A Test of Time, covers the same material and used copies are available at a much more reasonable price.
Legendary Kings, David Rohl
Redating the Exodus & Conquest, John Bimson — FREE
When Did It Happen? John Bimson
Biblical Archaeology, David E. Graves
The Ancient Near East, James B. Pritchard (ed.)
Echoes of The Exodus, Wilson & Roberts
Joseph: A Story of Love, Hate & Forgiveness, John Lennox
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn
The Complete Works of Josephus, Flavius Josephus
Related Video
Joseph’s Arrival in Egypt, David Rohl and James Hoffmeier
Joseph’s Palace & Pyramid Tomb, David Rohl
Evidence of Israelite Slavery in Egypt, David Rohl and James Hoffmeier
Patterns of Evidence: Exodus, documentary film featuring David Rohl and others
David Rohl Lectures, to purchase the complete set of lectures click here
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