The pentateuch: Archaeology and history

Israel Finkelstein

doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198726302.013.21

The pentateuch: Archaeology and history

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Abstract

This essay deals with the archaeological and extrabiblical clues that are relevant for identifying the historical realities that may lay behind pentateuchal texts. It will concentrate on the most thoroughly discussed pentateuchal narrative complexes, namely, the patriarchs and the Exodus and desert wandering.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Oxford Handbook of the Pentateuch
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Pages	399-420
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Electronic)	9780198726302
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198726302.013.21
State	Published - 1 Jan 2021
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Archaeology
Bible
Exodus
History
Patriarchal period
Pentateuch
Wilderness

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General Arts and Humanities

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