This is actually not "new". I watched a "documentary" years ago with similar explanations. There is indeed nothing new under the Sun. People just forget what has come before. :-)
People trying to explain miracles say a lot of weird things. I mean, it's a story about a supernatural event. You don't have to believe it, but don't try to explain it. The story isn't made to be explained.
The story is part of Jewish history, and as we know, they're not a mythological people. As far as I know (it's not really my thing, and I'm too tired to do any research), there doesn't seem to be much doubt that they were slaves to the Egyptians at some point in time.
So - Jews in Egypt, then out of Egypt, and they kept a written history which obviously did exist at some point in time, and did not exist at some point prior. Does any one know what the gap is between the start of the Jewish nation and their recorded history?
Well, the nation of Israel pointed to Abraham as the founder, which is about 1900-1800 BC. But the story of the Exodus was in the time of Moses, around 1200 BC. The written history (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers) are traditionally attributed to Moses himself, although Wikipedia gives a range of possible dates up to the late 5th century BC.
I think the more likely explanation is that the story was just made up. Look at the rest of the stories in there, it would hardly be setting a new precedent.
Ugh, The less legitimacy this type of "research" gets, the better.
Oh, and here's an interesting page by one of the "Scientists" involved: http://www.theistic-evolution.com/ where he desperately tries to reconcile his science with his religion. Kind of sad, really...
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The story is part of Jewish history, and as we know, they're not a mythological people. As far as I know (it's not really my thing, and I'm too tired to do any research), there doesn't seem to be much doubt that they were slaves to the Egyptians at some point in time.
So - Jews in Egypt, then out of Egypt, and they kept a written history which obviously did exist at some point in time, and did not exist at some point prior. Does any one know what the gap is between the start of the Jewish nation and their recorded history?
Chronology:
Abraham http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham#Abraham_and_the_biblica...
Moses http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses#Death
Exodus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exodus#Authorship_and_date
Oh, and here's an interesting page by one of the "Scientists" involved: http://www.theistic-evolution.com/ where he desperately tries to reconcile his science with his religion. Kind of sad, really...