My OperaWho parted the Red Sea?
Monday, August 7, 2006 2:47:07 AM
The biblical story in Exodus may have more to owe to scientific roots than divinity. A Canadian film maker, Simcha Jacobovici, plans to reveal his theories in a documentary to be aired in the United States this month.
"Jacobovici said “the common wisdom is there isn’t a single piece of archeological evidence backing up the biblical story of the exodus”. Jewish scholars have reluctantly concurred that an episode central to their faith — commemorated each year at Passover — may never have taken place."
Jacobovici claims to have uncovered evidence that a volcanic eruption caused the ten plagues that visited Egypt, not God. He also seeks to show that the Red Sea was not in fact parted but that a tsunami may have struck an area known as the Sea of Reeds and killed portions of the pharaoh's army. "The Exodus Decoded" was produced by James Cameron.
News to come, the criticism by the Catholic Pope and right wing conservatives. You can count on that.
"Jacobovici said “the common wisdom is there isn’t a single piece of archeological evidence backing up the biblical story of the exodus”. Jewish scholars have reluctantly concurred that an episode central to their faith — commemorated each year at Passover — may never have taken place."
Jacobovici claims to have uncovered evidence that a volcanic eruption caused the ten plagues that visited Egypt, not God. He also seeks to show that the Red Sea was not in fact parted but that a tsunami may have struck an area known as the Sea of Reeds and killed portions of the pharaoh's army. "The Exodus Decoded" was produced by James Cameron.
News to come, the criticism by the Catholic Pope and right wing conservatives. You can count on that.
