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I came here to check for information about the first written versions of this biblical book, and found nothing. Why? [[User:Dougweller|Dougweller]] ([[User talk:Dougweller|talk]]) 17:56, 18 April 2014 (UTC) |
I came here to check for information about the first written versions of this biblical book, and found nothing. Why? [[User:Dougweller|Dougweller]] ([[User talk:Dougweller|talk]]) 17:56, 18 April 2014 (UTC) |
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:That would be the [[Samaritan Pentateuch]] wouldn't it? Perhaps it should be mentioned... [[User:Til Eulenspiegel|Til Eulenspiegel]] /[[User talk:Til Eulenspiegel|talk]]/ 18:12, 18 April 2014 (UTC) |
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What are we doing with this: Mass Exodus. Redirect, merge or seperate article?
The instance in which a large group of people, animals, or objects attempt to leave, evacutate or move to a different location.
- Some famous exodus include the jewish exodus from Egypt to the promised lands.
- Refugees ussally partake in exodus from troubled lands.
It’s not an exodus unless it’s a mass exodus.
Redirect, merdge or seperate article?
Book of Exodus
Is there a reason why the name of this article does not start with "Book of"? All the other articles in the Old Testament category start that way, except for four of the five books of the Torah. If there are no objections, I'll have it changed.
Leave as is
Because of its controversy there is a lot of scope for expanding it, so I believe it should not be merged.
Lack of scholarly history
This article in badly in need of a section tracing the development of the received historical interpretation, presumably from German scholarship in the early 19th century: it is not good enough simply to cite a clutch of very recent scriptural historians as it does at present. Deipnosophista (talk) 16:49, 8 August 2013 (UTC)
- I agree. And an academic historical perspective is not included. This really jars: "The purpose of the book is not to record what really happened, but to reflect the historical experience of the exile community in Babylon and later Jerusalem, facing foreign captivity and the need to come to terms with their understanding of God", because it gives the impression that there was an exile community, whereas the Israelites arose from Canaanite culture exactly where they ended up. The book creates a fictional history, and that may have had a purpose in building community, and seeing the other Canaanites as foreign and enemies, but it wasn't to reflect a historical experience; at most it was to reflect a non-historical experience. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RobinGrant (talk • contribs) 21:25, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
Authorship section
Since when was the discredited Documentary Hypothesis been the "current thinking" apart from in the minds of some editors? LowKey (talk) 02:55, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
First texts
I came here to check for information about the first written versions of this biblical book, and found nothing. Why? Dougweller (talk) 17:56, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
- That would be the Samaritan Pentateuch wouldn't it? Perhaps it should be mentioned... Til Eulenspiegel /talk/ 18:12, 18 April 2014 (UTC)