Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures and Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction. The Exodus, Oral Tradition, and Natural History xiii
6. Chapter One. Dating the Exodus 1
7. Chapter Two. The Coming of the Hyksos 10
8. Chapter Three. The Minoan Eruption 23
9. Chapter Four. The Plagues, the Exodus, and Historical Reality 35
10. Chapter Five. Moses and the Mountain of God 46
11. Chapter Six. The Sojourn in the Wilderness 68
12. Chapter Seven. Meanwhile, Back in Civilization 83
13. Chapter Eight. The Destruction of Jericho 93
14. Chapter Nine. The Conquest and Settlement of Canaan 102
15. Chapter Ten. Back to Egypt 120
16. Chapter Eleven. The Formation of the Exodus Tradition 140
17. Appendix. Oral Transmission, Memory and Recall, and Oral History 152
18. Abbreviations 157
19. Notes 159
20. Glossary of Geological and Technical Terms 199
21. Bibliography 205
22. Index 229