Thera and the Exodus: The Exodus Explained in Terms of Natural Phenomena and the Human Response to it (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Thera and the Exodus Of all volcanic eruptions that shook earth, two of volcano on Aegean island Thera, modern Santorini, are more important to the modern world than any other. Not only did they lead to the formation of the people known as the Israelites, but indirectly also gave birth to the god of Judaism, Islam and Christianity. This title deals with this topic.
Full description- Publisher: O Books
- Published: 22 February 2013
- Format: Paperback 470 pages
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- Categories: Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Religion | Biblical Studies & Exegesis
- ISBN 13: 9781780994499 ISBN 10: 1780994494
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Full description for Thera and the Exodus
Of all the volcanic eruptions that shook the earth, two of the volcano on the Aegean island Thera, modern Santorini, are more important to the modern world than any other. Not only did they lead to the formation of the people known as the Israelites, but indirectly also gave birth to the god of Judaism, Islam and Christianity. The biblical "Exodus" of the Israelites from Egypt is closely linked to these two eruptions, the second which occurred ca. 1450-1410 BCE during the reign of Amenhotep III, Egypt's golden pharaoh. The fallout of the eruption caused a deadly plague to break out in Egypt and to appease the perceived anger of the gods, Amenhotep ordered all firstborn in Egypt to be sacrificed in fires. His firstborn son, Crown Prince Tuthmosis, was first in line to be sacrificed, but was saved from the fire in the nick of time, an event recorded as the 'burning bush' episode in the Bible. Prince Tuthmosis became the biblical Moses and the events of that followed are now finally revealed.
