And the most likely explanation for all these stories is that they are pure fantasies in the interests of nationalistic propaganda and a budding theocracy, written about 700 - 900 years after the supposed events.
There was no captivity in Egypt, there was no passover, there was no wandering in the desert, no golden calf, no invasion of Israel. The golden calf in particular was probably made up by the priests because the rural population were always indulging in idol worship, and so the priests told a story to show that it had been condemned from the very beginning of Israel's history.
There was no captivity in Egypt, there was no passover, there was no wandering in the desert, no golden calf, no invasion of Israel. The golden calf in particular was probably made up by the priests because the rural population were always indulging in idol worship, and so the priests told a story to show that it had been condemned from the very beginning of Israel's history.
If you could reason with religious people, there would be no religious people — House
