The Elusive Red Sea: Sacred Geography, Philology, and the Crisis of Biblical Scholarship in the Age of Enlightenment

The story of the biblical Exodus has fascinated scholars and the public alike. Whereas the theological and cultural implications of the successful rescue of the Jewish people from slavery are undisputed, biblical scholars and archaeologists still debate the historical validity of the events. During...

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Main Author: Groetsch, Ulrich (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: Church history and religious culture
Year: 2025, Volume: 105, Issue: 1, Pages: 72-102
Further subjects:B Enlightenment
B Christian Hebraism
B Red Sea
B Biblical Geography
B Exodus
B Philology
B Biblical Archaeology
B Humanism
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