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5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic and Engaging, September 5, 2006
This review is from: The Exodus Decoded (History Channel) (DVD)
From minute one the host of this fantastic program engages your mind. The views are cold and hard edged in that they did not bother to remain politically correct. Instead they give an awaking view of the events of the Exodus historically, biblically, scientifically and archeologically. Anyone, Christian or not, could appreciate the lengths to which these brave individuals go by traveling to hostile territory to put to film evidence of this highly debated event of the Exodus.
Tensions build as the Egyptian government's armed presence on site tries to deter the explorers from filming archeological evidence that could very well prove the stories true. After all if a mighty empire such as the one of the Egyptians was placed in such peril by a group of slaves, it is no wonder they try to keep the truth permanently buried in the sands of the desert.
A must see. Intriguing!
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36 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Appalling manipulation of Greek archaeology, July 14, 2009
This review is from: The Exodus Decoded (History Channel) (DVD)
I just saw The Exodus Decoded on History Channel.
At the beginning I found it very interesting and perhaps even convincing.
As the argument progressed, I became frustrated and exasperated!!! The extent of manipulation of Greek archaeology was amazing... As an experienced Greek archaeologist, who specializes in prehistory, I was appalled by the interpretation of a number of the Mycenae grave stelai, and further more of the golden ornament with the doves.
It is very easy to interpret an artifact in such a way to fit one's story. The grave stele are decorated with motifs that have been portrayed in Greek art since the 3rd millennium BC, and the golden ornament portrays a Minoan tripartite shrine (a motif very well documented in Minoan Art/Crete). Furthermore, the implications that the people who were buried in Mycenae/Greece were Hebrew, are beyond comment... Only someone who has no knowledge of Greek history and archaeology, would ever imply this.
The interpretation of the Thera fresco has also been manipulated to fit the Exodus story, too.
It is a great pity that a widely viewed channel, such as History Channel is, instead of stimulating people's minds, creates misconceptions of world history by offering dangerously misleading arguments, falling pray to the propaganda of certain producers and directors.
Mrs Maria Kamoulakou
Archaeologist
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36 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
If you have an open mind..., October 15, 2006
This review is from: The Exodus Decoded (History Channel) (DVD)
You can listen, watch and process the information presented. While the controversy surrounding the Exodus has existed for thousands of years, there are indeed facts associated with it.
The Producer, James Cameron, and the host, Simcha Jacobovici, an Emmy Award winning filmmaker, pull together and weave a compelling narrative that is historically, scientifically and Biblically engaging. The science is solid and accurate. The comparisons between the Bible's account and the review of facts that are pulled together, provide a fresh perspective that is well thought out and appears to be a valid rewrite of the "scientific" and "historical" record.
This film does NOT attempt to remove God from the story, only that God could have utilized the Earth and its natural forces to affect the outcome of a people and this time in history.
Highly recommended if you are open to a means of defining a Biblical account using science to show what could have really happened, via God's hand (or not).
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