Did you know that the Exodus has been proven?

Question

When Moses tried to get the people freed, the plagues were the result of large scale volcanic activity, including the parting of the Red Sea and the demise of Pharoah's army.

Yes, historians had misplaced the dates. It all occurred around 1500 BC actually, and dating also has reversed dates on the life of Moses, so both still occurred around 1500 BC

Discovery channel did a special on it called Exodus Uncovered, I think

The rivers turning to blood was not lava. Also, the exact same conditions occurred in modern day.

Sorry, Exodus Decoded.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exodus_Decoded

Answer 1

Has the Exodus been proven? Not really, though there are some fascinating theories concerning it.

I saw the documentary, too. It's called "Exodus Decoded." It was a fascinating journey into the scientific theory, through historical and archaeological evidence. For instance, they found that the biblical reference to the Red Sea, was actually the "Reed sea."

The eruption of the Santorini volcano and the major earthquake which set it off, created MUCH havoc at about the time of the Exodus. The resulting phenomena of the 9 plagues, the water turning red (iron being released from the seabed), and the deaths of all of the "first born sons of Pharaohs" (who slept on beds close to the floor) was due to Co2 which drifted close to the ground and then dissipated, and so much more.

Answer 2

Unfortunatly the volcanic activity in question happened around a thousand years before the conventional dating of Moses and also around a thousand years before the birth of Ramases - the Pharoh most historians consider to be the one described in Exodus.
Personally I condier the "Red Sea" described in Exodus to be a mistranslation and the exact body of water parted would have been a different one than the Arabian Gulf - Red Sea we think of today.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

I think the program and some of your answers are referring to the explosion of the volcano that is now at Santorini. The time frame may fit, but remember that the movement of a tribe of what may be desert dwellers may have been expounded into a myth.
No one has to prove the story of Exodus to believe in it.
It is silly to try to fit known historical events into a biblical context. One dimishes the biblical narrative when one tries to "prove" it.

Having said that, I do not recall any reputable translations from the Egyptian by respected scholars about the plagues as recounted in Exodus,

Answer 5

That would explain the "rivers turning to blood" thing, with the lava and all, but what about the frogs, the first born child dying, the locusts and all that?

Answer 6

And this question belongs in Earth Sciences & Geology, not Religon & Theology because?

Answer 7

So what? Remember the bible (old testament) consists of a bunch of historical events and early mythologies...dah!!

Answer 8

thanx FYI.
can I get the source?