Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Walter R. Mattfeld" <mattfeld12 AT charter.net>]

Dear Uri,

I quite agree ! In fact my article on "The Route of the Exodus," just
recently revised, NOW http://www.bibleorigins.net/RouteOfTheExodus.html
cites from K.A. Kitchen's latest work on the subject (K. A. Kitchen. _On the
Reliability of the Old Testament_. 2003. William B. Eerdmans Publisher.
Grand Rapids, Michigan. pp.662, available hardbound [$40] and soft bound).

He and I AGREE on a number of issues and DISAGREE on others. Also of
interest by another prominent Egyptologist is James K. Hoffmeier. _Israel in
Egypt, The Evidence for the Authenticity of the Exodus Tradition
Tradition_.1996. Oxford University Press. pp.244. Softbound [$20]. A word of
warning for Conservative scholars on this list- neither Kitchen or Hoffmeier
embrace 1 Kings 6:1 and its 480 years elapsing between the Exodus and
Solomon's 4th year as indicating an Exodus of ca. 1446 BCE favored by many
Conservative scholars. They understand that the Exodus is a Ramesside event.

For arguments that the Exodus is 1446 BCE I would suggest the following
authors:

Charles F. Aling. _Egypt and Bible History, From Earliest Times to 1000 BC_.
1981. Baker Book House. Grand Rapids, Michigan. Softcover. ("out of print,"
but may be available via used book dealers on the internet) Cf. the
following url for such book dealers:
http://www.bibleorigins.net/booksreccomended.html

Alfred J. Hoerth. _Archaeology and the Old Testament_. 1998. Baker Books.
Grand Rapids, Michigan. pp.447. Hardbound [$30].

There are of course any number of articles on the various dates of the
Exodus and its sites, just go to www.google.com and using their search
engine key-in whatever subject interests you and you will usually get
hundreds if not thousands of urls to peruse.

Regards, Walter
Walter Reinhold Warttig Mattfeld y de la Torre, M.A. Ed.
mattfeld12 AT charter.net
www.bibleorigins.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Uri Hurwitz" <uhurwitz AT yahoo.com>
To: "Peter Kirk" <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
Cc: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Route of the Exodus (Red Sea Crossing)


> really,  shouldn't  one listen to the specialists on the subject, to
Egyptologists in this case?
>
>   One example is the excellent work by K.A. Kitchen,  an eminent
Egyptologist:  On the Reliability of the Old Testament ;it appeared
recently, and it will become indispensable for those interested in a subject
that is indeed outside the scope of this list.
>  Uri
>