leomoon
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For some reason, my husband can easily open the Haaretz article shown above - So I copied a quote from it for you all to see: I truly wish people would not blame Egyptians who weren't keen on owning or keeping slaves in their country.
https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/were-jews-ever-really-slaves-in-egypt-1.5208519
The only logical, realistic conclusion that I can come up with is someone made the whole thing up, which btw, many Hebrew scholars now agree with this premise.
I don't doubt either, that there are lots of things made up in Christendom too, especially regarding the Council of Nicea, and the early church fathers so revered as Saints today!
Wouldn't it be a HOOT, if some scholar deduced the date of its invention was April Fool's Day? The joke is on us.
https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/were-jews-ever-really-slaves-in-egypt-1.5208519
(* Haaretz - Israeli newspaper, article shown above link)The reality is that there is no evidence whatsoever that the Jews were ever enslaved in Egypt. Yes, there's the story contained within the bible itself, but that's not a remotely historically admissible source. I'm talking about real proof; archeological evidence, state records and primary sources. Of these, nothing exists.
It is hard to believe that 600,000 families (which would mean about two million people) crossed the entire Sinai without leaving one shard of pottery (the archeologist's best friend) with Hebrew writing on it. It is remarkable that Egyptian records make no mention of the sudden migration of what would have been nearly a quarter of their population, nor has any evidence been found for any of the expected effects of such an exodus; such as economic downturn or labor shortages. Furthermore, there is no evidence in Israel that shows a sudden influx of people from another culture at that time. No rapid departure from traditional pottery has been seen, no record or story of a surge in population.
The only logical, realistic conclusion that I can come up with is someone made the whole thing up, which btw, many Hebrew scholars now agree with this premise.
I don't doubt either, that there are lots of things made up in Christendom too, especially regarding the Council of Nicea, and the early church fathers so revered as Saints today!
Wouldn't it be a HOOT, if some scholar deduced the date of its invention was April Fool's Day? The joke is on us.
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