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" When Archaeology Interacted with the Bible—a Study of the Search for the City of Raamses of Exodus 1: "
Filippou, Georg
Younker, Randall W.
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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1105906
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TLpq2344415538
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Filippou, Georg
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Younker, Randall W.
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When Archaeology Interacted with the Bible—a Study of the Search for the City of Raamses of Exodus 1:\ Filippou, GeorgYounker, Randall W.
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Andrews University
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2020
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2020
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M.A.
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194
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This study provides a valuable historic summary of the steps involved in the search for the city of Raamses (Exod 1:11). Until the early 1800s, when the majority of the academic and scholarly world viewed the Bible as the Word of God, the search for the city of Raamses, built by the enslaved Israelites, was part of a general effort to establish the location for biblical toponyms. Later, when historical criticism caused many scholars to view the Bible as the word of man, the search for the biblical city became part of the response to the criticism—a wish and a need to present archaeological realia behind faith and theology. As the ancient Egyptian language was now deciphered, a shift in motivation and context of the scholars came about—archaeologists increasingly began studying Egypt for Egypt’s own sake. The search for the city of Raamses was exchanged for the search for the Egyptian city Piramesse, mentioned on monuments and in ancient papyri. During the centuries, many different sites were suggested as the right location for the city of Raamses and for Piramesse, until the location for Piramesse finally was established in the late 1900s. This study starts at the time when archaeology was viewed as a discipline that not only could support the geographical claims of the Bible but also its theology. During the second half of the 1900s, the biblical content had lost much of its credibility and many scholars viewed archaeology as a tool that could disprove the biblical claims. The study provides an understanding of how archaeology was and is viewed in relation to biblical studies and makes the reader aware of the extent to which archaeology can and should be used in connection to biblical narratives. In addition, the study provides fascinating information about the Egyptian capital Piramesse, which most probably was built at the same location as the biblical city of Raamses.
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Archaeology
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Biblical studies
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