So in my layman's understanding, is this correct re: the current scholarly consensus:
1. There is no evidence the Exodus as described in the Bible occurred.
2. The Jews emerged out of the pre-existing peoples of Canaan.
3. Moses, Joshua and possibly David/Solomon are fictional characters. (I've read there is some support that David/Solomon existed.)
4. Abraham was a fictional character.
5. The Jews were not enslaved or really even existed in Egypt during the alleged time of the Exodus.
Is there a link somewhere that lays out the currently accepted consensus scholarly position with details and supporting evidence? This topic comes up occasionally, I'd like to be able to refer back to it.
1. There is no evidence the Exodus as described in the Bible occurred.
2. The Jews emerged out of the pre-existing peoples of Canaan.
3. Moses, Joshua and possibly David/Solomon are fictional characters. (I've read there is some support that David/Solomon existed.)
4. Abraham was a fictional character.
5. The Jews were not enslaved or really even existed in Egypt during the alleged time of the Exodus.
Is there a link somewhere that lays out the currently accepted consensus scholarly position with details and supporting evidence? This topic comes up occasionally, I'd like to be able to refer back to it.
