About this episode

Dr. Paul Weaver and Dr. Titus Kennedy discuss archaeological evidence supporting the biblical account of the Exodus and Israel's history in Egypt.

Is there archaeological evidence that the Israelites (Hebrews) really lived in Egypt? Many skeptics claim the Exodus never happened and that the biblical account is merely legend. But what does the archaeological evidence actually reveal? In this episode of the Bible and Theology Matters Podcast, Dr. Paul Weaver welcomes biblical archaeologist Dr. Titus Kennedy to examine some of the strongest archaeological evidence supporting the biblical account of the Exodus, Israel's slavery in Egypt, the wilderness wanderings, and the conquest of Canaan. Together they discuss: Evidence for Semitic (Hebrew) peoples living in ancient Egypt Avaris (biblical Goshen) and the store cities of Pithom and Rameses The Brooklyn Papyrus and Hebrew names in Egypt Egyptian tomb paintings depicting Semitic brickmakers The Louvre Leather Roll and parallels to Exodus' brick-making account The Soleb inscriptions—the earliest known reference to the divine name Yahweh The Ipuwer Papyrus and its possible connection to the plagues The Amarna Letters and possible evidence for Joshua's conquest Why many modern scholars reject the Exodus—and how archaeology challenges those assumptions If you've ever wondered…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Paul D. Weaver

Guest: Dr. Titus Kennedy

Topics covered

• archaeological evidence
• Exodus
• Israel in Egypt
• biblical history
• Semitic peoples
• historical reliability of Scripture

Keywords

• archaeology
• Exodus
• Israel
• Egypt
• biblical account
• historical evidence
• Semitic
• plagues
• Canaan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bible and Theology Matters Podcast

Books & works: Archaeology and the People of the Bible

Places: Egypt, Canaan, Avaris, Goshen, Pithom, Rameses, Louvre, Brooklyn, Amarna, Ipuwer

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