(July 18, 2011 at 11:31 am)thebigfudge Wrote: Remember, we are talking about 1000+ AD Egypt here. So plagues, sickness and disorder were common place. The Ipuwer is a work of prose not a factual account."what about the invading force that is written in its first stanza?"
The invading force... does it specify anything about the force?
"The date for the composition of this document is unknown." - I don't know how you got the 1000 AD thing.
Additionally, the similarity of the Ipuwer and Exodus is stunning. It was virtually impossible for an Egyptian to get their hands on a copy of Moses' books since duplicating was incredibly difficult, let alone locating Moses and his books, finding time to copy it, and then return to Egypt to write the Ipuwer. Furthermore, what incentive would an Egyptian have to write about an event that supports Christian religion? I find it incredibly hard to believe that one would write against their religion for money.
