Archaeology Lecture The Exodus

November 10, 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Mānoa Campus, Campus Center Ballroom Add to Calendar

THE EXODUS FROM EGYPT IN THE LIGHT OF RECENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND GEOLOGICAL RESEARCH

James K. Hoffmeier
Trinity International University

The Israelite exodus from Egypt is clearly the most important event in the Hebrew Bible, and yet there is presently no direct archaeological evidence to support the tradition. Archaeology, however, can provide important background material that enables the events of the book of Exodus to be visualized, and discoveries at various sites in Egypt has made it possible identify some of the places mentioned Exodus.

In the past twenty years, new archeological and geological research in north Sinai, some of which Hoffmeier directed, which sheds new light the ancient Egyptian fort system on Egypt’s border that factor into the exodus story. These discoveries assist the geographer to trace the route of the exodus out of Egypt as described in the books of Exodus and Numbers.

This lecture will include a report on Hoffmeier’s excavations at Tell el-Borg and geological work in Sinai. Further, satellite imagery will also be used to reconstruct the ancient environment on Egypt’s eastern frontier, the very area where the Bible reports the exodus to have occurred.

James K. Hoffmeier, Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology at Trinity International University, Divinity School (Deerfield, IL), was born in Egypt where he lived until age 16. Growing up in the Middle East laid an important foundation for his future as an archaeologist. He has been engaged in fieldwork and research in Egypt on a regular basis since 1975.

Dr. Hoffmeier has authored and edited a number of books, including “Sacred” in the Vocabulary of Ancient Egypt (Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis; Freiburg University Press, 1985), Israel in Egypt: Evidence for the Authenticity of the Exodus Tradition (Oxford University Press, 1997 & 1999),

He has also appeared in a number of TV programs on Egypt and the Bible for the Discovery Channel, the Learning Channel, the History Channel and National Geographic.


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LLEA, Archaeological Institute of America, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Mānoa Campus

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Robert Littman, 956-4173, littman@hawaii.edu

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