@min
Something which has always bothered me is how could it have taken anyone 40 years to get from Egypt to Canaan?
The only explanation I can think off (if true,which I doubt) is that the Hebrews were breeding up to get strong enough to commit genocide on the inhabitants of the promised land.
I also seem to remember reading something doubts being cast on the popular explanation of the Reed Sea (which I was taught at my Catholic school; It was 6 feet deep at most and this wind came up---).
@Skipper
I think it's necessary to tread softly when making claims of cross cultural influences. It's too easy to mistake correlation for causation.Think it's consensual that it has pretty much always occurred,but not so much on the extent. I accept there was almost certainly some Egyptian influence on the formation of the Jews as a people.However,I'm cautious about ascribing specifics.
Something which has always bothered me is how could it have taken anyone 40 years to get from Egypt to Canaan?
The only explanation I can think off (if true,which I doubt) is that the Hebrews were breeding up to get strong enough to commit genocide on the inhabitants of the promised land.
I also seem to remember reading something doubts being cast on the popular explanation of the Reed Sea (which I was taught at my Catholic school; It was 6 feet deep at most and this wind came up---).
@Skipper
I think it's necessary to tread softly when making claims of cross cultural influences. It's too easy to mistake correlation for causation.Think it's consensual that it has pretty much always occurred,but not so much on the extent. I accept there was almost certainly some Egyptian influence on the formation of the Jews as a people.However,I'm cautious about ascribing specifics.
