Exodus – pomiędzy historią, mitem i koncepcją teologiczną
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Exodus is seen as a foundation of ancient Israel’s identity. The biblical account of this tradition is however fairly late and the events described there are confirmed neither in ancient historiography nor in contemporary archeology. For that reason many researchers question the historic aspect of biblical Exodus. The article presents the current stage of the discussion on the topic.
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- Authors
- Lemański, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Szczecin (PL)
- Corresponding author
- Lemański, Janusz
- ORCID
- Lemański, Janusz
- Venue
- The Biblical Annals
- Published
- 2015-11-04
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 279-311
- ISSN
- 2083-2222 (ISSN-L)
- 2451-2168
- OpenAlex
- W2530227835
- Cited by
- 3
- References
- 54
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 13.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- The Biblical Annals (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- The Biblical Annals (cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient Near East History
- Keywords
- Exodus, ancient Israel, biblical historiography, Israelite identity, biblical narrative
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