Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Part 1 Egyptology and Linguistic Matters
6. 1. Egyptian Religious Influences on the Early Hebrews 3
7. 2. Onomastics of the Exodus Generation in the Book of Exodus 37
8. 3. Egyptian Loanwords as Evidence for the Authenticity of the Exodus and Wilderness Traditions 49
9. 4. The Significance of the Horns ( קֶרֶן ) of Exodus 27:2: The Egyptian ( ṯst ) and Levantine Four-Horned Altars 69
10. Part 2 Exodus in the Pentateuch/Torah
11. 5. The Practices of the Land of Egypt (Leviticus 18:3): Incest, ʿAnat, and Israel in the Egypt of Ramesses the Great 79
12. 6. The Kadesh Inscriptions of Ramesses II and the Exodus Sea Account (Exodus 13:17–15:19) 93
13. 7. The Literary Unity of the Exodus Narrative 113
14. 8. Moses, the Tongue-Tied Singer! 133
15. 9. The Egyptian Sojourn and Deliverance from Slavery in the Framing and Shaping of the Mosaic Law 143
16. 10. “Tell Your Children and Grandchildren!” The Exodus as Cultural Memory 177
17. Part 3 Exodus, the Wilderness Period, and Archaeology
18. 11. Recent Developments in Understanding the Origins of the Arameans 199
19. Chapter 12 Exodus on the Ground: The Elusive Signature of Nomads in Sinai 223
20. Part 4 Exodus in the Hebrew Prophets
21. 13. “I Am Yahweh Your God from the Land of Egypt”: Hosea’s Use of the Exodus Traditions 243
22. 14. Some Observations on the Exodus and Wilderness Wandering Traditions in the Books of Amos and Micah 255
23. Bibliography 269
24. Index of Modern and Premodern Authors 313
25. Index of Scripture 319
26. Index of Other Ancient Sources 329