| | Jack Cargill | Ancient Israel in Western Civ Textbooks | The History Teacher, 34.3 | The History Cooperative |
 | | Two of the major clues prompting the development of this hypothesis were (a) the different names provided for the deity of the Israelites in different passages within the biblical books and (b) the apparent relationship between the book of Deuteronomy and the scroll or "book" of law said (in 2 Kings 22-23; cf. |
 | | Inconsistencies seem to be largely a matter of seeing (sometimes implicitly) David as the monarchy's "true" founder, e.g., the foundation of the monarchy may be given the same date as the beginning of his reign, even though Saul is mentioned as king before him. |
 | | Marcus, V.f.Nebo 54-57 (see also 70), reporting on visits to the Cairo Museum, shows both the offensive questions and the silly explanations prompted by the exodus legend; 63-65 describes recent Egyptian efforts to "rehabilitate" the reputation of Ramesses II because he is thought of as the "oppressor" Pharaoh. |
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