For centuries scholars have searched in vain to identify in Babylonian and Egyptian documents the true Kings and Pharaohs of Abraham, Joseph, Moses & the Exodus. The search, rather than increasing faith in Biblical history, has created skepticism and unbelief. Ted Stewart has researched the ancient documents of Babylon and Egypt, plus the astronomical and carbon-14 dates of their kings and Pharaohs. His research uncovered a total of 436 evidences and synchronisms that confirm Biblical history. These remarkable historical and scientific evidences identify the true Biblical Pharaohs of Joseph, Moses and the Exodus, all in the twelfth dynasty of Egypt. Furthermore, the ten plagues of Egypt and the exodus of the Israelite slaves are recorded in a late twelfth-dynasty document that also describes the drowning of the last male Pharaoh of the twelfth dynasty and his army "by pouring water." However, carbon-14 dating and new astronomical dating prove that the twelfth dynasty should be redated 300 years later in confirmation of the Bible dates. Dr. Thomas Langford, Dean Emeritus of the Graduate School of Texas Tech University says, "This book offers a remarkable tour through ancient Egyptian and Biblical history . . . and presents striking evidence for the Bible's accuracy." Dr. Truman Scott, Dean of Sunset International Bible Institute, evaluated this book as "a historical masterpiece that will surpass in importance the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls."
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Comprehensive and fascinating theory of the Exodus,
This review is from: Solving the Exodus Mystery, Vol. 1: Discovery of the True Pharaohs of Joseph, Moses, and the Exodus (Hardcover)
This is an exhaustively detailed analysis of the historical basis of the biblical Exodus account.The author shows why Egyptian Sothic chronologies are wrong and unfixable and examines hundreds of aspects of the literature and archaeology. He finds 436 points of agreement between Biblical accounts and present-day archaeology, once the chronology is matched to uncalibrated radiocarbon dating and an eclipse. He compares his analysis with the consensus view and theories of Courville, Ailing, Rohl, Kitchen and Velikovsky. Most (but not all) archaeologists reject the historicity of the Exodus account. The walls of Jericho "fell 300 years before Joshua", there is "no evidence of Israel in Egypt or the Exodus", etc. Although this leaves the history of Israel practically inexplicable, many have found such scholarly declarations persuasive; reason enough to doubt the Biblical record and fall away from their faith. After 24 years of studying the problem, the author demonstrates the discordance is due to systematically For much of its history, Egypt had a 365 day/yr calendar. Using observations of astronomically fixed risings of the star Sirius (recorded in Egyptian literature with calendar dates), a "Sothic" dating system was constructed. This provided the framework for Egyptian history, which itself became the source chronology for most of the region. Problem is, there were at least two times when Egypt switched between 360 and 365 day systems. There were also periods of 354/355 day calendars. This renders the Sothic system useless, a problem Egyptologists seem unaware of. For every year spent under a 360 day/yr calendar system, Sothic dates shift 20 years (compared to a 365 day/yr result). Since many decades were recorded under different calendars, and the switch points aren't known, Sothic dates actually spin through complete cycles, like a roulette wheel. There were many hints something was wrong; radiocarbon dates of wood in tombs were off. Since the astronomically fixed Sothic system was trusted as absolute, radiocarbon dates were adjusted ("calibrated") to agree. But when dates are moved backward 300 years (to match the unadjusted (unfudged) radiocarbon dating and an eclipse), the author finds 436 points of agreement between Biblical history and the 12th Dynasty history of Egypt and Mid-East. He identifies Sesotris I as Pharaoh of Joseph, Sesotris III as Pharaoh of the Oppression, Amenemhet III who drove Moses into exile and Amenemhet IV the Pharaoh whose crown now lies on the bottom of the Red Sea. The 12th dynasty was a peak of power for Egypt, but ended under obscure circumstances. Amenemhet IV has no pyramid or tomb. He vanishes from record and his wife Soboknefru ascended to the throne (not his first-born son) in a period of great turmoil for 3 years until she was deposed. For a description of the time, there is the Leiden Papyrus 344, the writings of Ipuwer, a 12th Dynasty priest of the sun god Ra at Heliopolis. He laments social chaos in Egypt, describing 8 of the 10 plagues recorded in the Bible as well as a king "killed by pouring water". One of many interesting lines: "Lo, the hot-tempered say 'if I knew where god is I would serve him'..." As a pagan sun-worshipping society, Egyptians would know where their "god" was ... unless this is not a reference to their god ... Professional Egyptologists say this papyrus is non-historical. Why? As the translator puts it, it's fiction because it is inherently contradictory. On the one hand, the land is said to suffer from total want; on the other hand, the poor are described as having become rich. The translator says this contradiction is "historically impossible". So that's that! Never mind the Biblical Exodus account explains it. Secular archaeologists start with the assumption that any document describing miracles or the supernatural is fictional. They reject the content to construct an alternate naturalistic version to explain it away. Instead of following the evidence, like the Leiden Papyrus, they discount it because it does not fit their anti-supernatural bias. They will instead tell you to your face there is no Egyptian record of the Exodus. In truth, even if such people witnessed the Exodus, there would be many who would deny it the next day, let alone 3500 years after the fact. Evidence of the truth the Exodus, an intervention of God in history not amenable to naturalistic explanation, undermines pride-and-power conceits of humans. The author, unlike myself, wisely refrains from such polemic interludes and the book's material is presented neutrally, if enthusiastically. The book could have used an editor; there is substantial repetition. The calendar discussion could be much clearer; if you don't know much about calendars and astronomy, you won't figure it out here. Being a key point, that's too bad. There is no index (but 100s of references to Egyptological literature). The book emphasizes documents. I recommend also "The Exodus Case" by Moller. This high-quality book has hundreds of photos relevant to the archaeology of the Exodus, such as from the floor of the Red Sea. Published in Sweden, Amazon does not sell it. Web searching will reveal the U.S. distributor in Wisconsin. A single point of history, or artifact, is subject to interpretation. But when you have hundreds of them, they tend to fit together only one way, like a puzzle. Stewart may well have solved it, even if some details over-reach. It may take majority-archaeology years or decades to come to grips with this
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
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Solving the Exodus Mystery,
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This review is from: Solving the Exodus Mystery, Vol. 1: Discovery of the True Pharaohs of Joseph, Moses, and the Exodus (Hardcover)
Several scholars recently have tried to revise Egyptian chronology because of a growing consensus that it is necessary to shorten our traditional chronology by several hundred years. Each writer suggests a different solution. I believe Stewart has the best solution and may have finally "solved" this problem. His solution includes analyzing the Sothic, or astronomical, dating method and the carbon and tree-ring dating methods, and the traditional lists of pharaohs. So his solution is reached by scholarly means. And his new chronology now matches Bible history.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
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Too Many Facts to Ignore,
By C. Dwayne Shafer (Stephenville, TX USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Solving the Exodus Mystery, Vol. 1: Discovery of the True Pharaohs of Joseph, Moses, and the Exodus (Hardcover)
Most people with more than a passing interest in archeology have been confronted with the disparity between Biblical History and the asserted facts found in archeologic studies of the Bible lands. When I first read the claim by Mr. Stewart that he had found information that would leave almost every professional archeologist in error, I suspected that this book would find it's way to the heap of conspiracy theories behind most used bookstores. A further perusal of the cover notes revealed a commendation by a professor that I knew from my days at Texas Tech University. By the time that I finished the first 50 pages of Stewart's book, I knew that this was probably the most valuable book on Biblical archeology that I own.Stewart does not purport to have any special knowledge or undiscovered manuscripts. Using materials that are largely available to most people, and some astronomy calculations that can be replicated, he shows that archeological data itself allows for a re-dating of the Twelfth Egyptian Dynasty by placing it 300 years later than where most archeologists have placed it. This "new" dating almost exactly matches the Carbon-14 dates from known Twelfth Dynasty tombs, and by examination of astronomical events that were documented in the hieroglyphs and papyri of this dynasty, the re-dating is also found to be probable. Mr. Stewart's conclusion is that the archeologic, astrologic and scientific dating methods all substantiate a later dating of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt. When these events are then examined with a corresponding Bible timeline, there is an amazing synchronicity with the events recorded in the Old Testament involving the movement of Israel into Egypt, their sojourn and enslavement in Lower Egypt, and their return to the Land of Canaan. I was amazed that Mr. Stewart's methods are neither contrived nor strained. He does not deny the facts of archeology, or lead the readers on such contorted routes that they are left wondering, "Where in the world did that come from?" The critic who fails to read the book will be left supposing that the author is just someone trying to prove what they already believe, regardless of what the archeologic facts actually yield. In so doing, the critic will have committed the same error himself, and never discover that Mr. Stewart is both able and happy to prove what he sat out to do: Archeologic facts substantiate what Moses recorded, and that Mr. Stewart has identified approximately 436 synchronisms that join archeology and the Bible in an incredible harmony. This book should be in the library of every Bible student and student of the archeology of the Bible lands.
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