I am dedicating this new blog to telling the story of the Bible in light of its Egyptian context.\u00a0 Over the last 150 years, ancient Near Eastern studies have shown that nothing from the Old Testament was cut from whole cloth.\u00a0 The Pentateuch emerged from a culture stretching back thousands of years. Yet, few authors engage the wealth of Egyptian material culture in relation to the Bible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bible having an Egyptian context might sound strange, but it should not be.\u00a0 If we are to believe the biblical text, the Israelites left Egypt after living there for hundreds of years. While living in the Nile delta, they would have adopted customs and ways of thinking distinct to Egypt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet, few serious researchers explore this material.\u00a0 In the early 20th century, Egyptology as a discipline separated itself from biblical research.\u00a0 And the two fields more or less grew independently.\u00a0 Today, with the rigor required to be an Egyptologist, few scholars are trained to engage both Egyptology and the Bible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, the time is now right to publish the research that I have gathered.\u00a0 As I write books and articles, my research from peer reviewed journals is now finding its way into popular press.\u00a0 So as I engage Egypt and the Bible, I will be making new discoveries and publishing new works.\u00a0 And as I publish, I hope this blog will expose this fascinating world to a wider audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I am dedicating this new blog to telling the story of the Bible in light of its Egyptian context.\u00a0 Over the last 150 years, ancient Near Eastern studies have shown that nothing from the Old Testament was cut from whole cloth.\u00a0 The Pentateuch emerged from a culture stretching back thousands of years. Yet, few authors…<\/p>\n

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