| Professor Barrett began the session with greetings, | | | | These include the well-known Pharaoh Merenptah's |
| then Lawrence took over, citing historical data about | | | | boast, 'Israel is laid waste', dated at 1210 BC, which |
| Asiatic slaves dwelling in Egypt, and about a "Moses" | | | | confirms the presence of Israelites in lands north-east |
| referred to by Egyptian historians Eusebies and | | | | of Egypt." |
| Artapanus, who lived a thousand years after him, in | | | | - "And in direct conformity with the Bible - regarding |
| the 300 BC era, "Most records," said Lawrence, "are | | | | the killing of male Hebrew babies - the saving of |
| from the library at Alexandria - that there was an | | | | baby Moses," Lawrence continued, " was the |
| Egyptian prince Mouses who led a military campaign | | | | discovery of unusual demographic burial data at |
| against Ethiopia. There is also much archaeological | | | | Tel-ed-Daba - 65% of the graves were of babies |
| data about a slave Semitic people," he continued, | | | | less than 18 months old, compared to a normal |
| using the desired power point format: | | | | percentage of 20-30%. Appropriately, there were far |
| - "An Austrian dig of dwellings and tombs at | | | | more graves of adult females than of males, which |
| Tel-ed-Daba, Egypt, in 1989, found ancient cities near | | | | conforms to male babies being killed at birth. Then, |
| Goshen. Data from 800 drill cores gave evidence of a | | | | the story of baby Moses, floating on the Nile and |
| large number of Asian, non-Egyptian slaves; eleven | | | | saved by an Egyptian princess - Egyptian data tell of |
| levels at the site indicate there were many | | | | an adult Moses." |
| generations - during the 12th to the 13th Egyptian | | | | - "There is also the record of slaves building |
| dynasties, which are compatible in length and time | | | | monuments in Egypt - Papyrus, Leiden #348, |
| period to the Biblical history of the Hebrew sojourn, | | | | 'Distribute grain to the Habirus, or Hebrews, who |
| and as slaves in Egypt)." | | | | carry stones to the great pylon of Rameses,'" |
| - "There's also a 1966 Austrian Archaeological | | | | - "Regarding the military leaderm Mouses," said |
| research dig at Tel-ed-Daba which confirms the | | | | Lawrence, "the Roman historian, Josephus, as well as |
| existence of a people with 'distinctly Israelite origins' | | | | a stela fragment in the British Museum, also indicate |
| between the 14th and 12th centuries BC, which | | | | such a leader during Pharaoh Khenepres-Sobekhotep's |
| match the period of the Hebrew Exodus and | | | | reign. Also supporting Mouses' military campaign, is a |
| conquest of Canaan." | | | | statue of Sobekhotep, found on the island of Argo, |
| - "Then there's the Brooklyn Papyrus 35.1446, which | | | | establishing that Egyptian conquest and authority |
| tells of the reign of Pharaoh Sobekhoten; it contains | | | | extended at least 200 kilometers from Egypt. |
| over 95 names of slaves - more than half are | | | | Egyptian historians wrote that Mouses' fame caused |
| Semitic, and seven are actual Biblical names. Really | | | | Sobekhotep to target him, and forcing Moses to flee |
| remarkable is the fact that one of the two midwives | | | | to Midian - just as in the Bible story, however, the |
| named in the Bible - 'Shiphrah' is included." | | | | Bible and Passover Haggadah say the cause was |
| - "Then there is archaeological evidence of | | | | Moses killing an Egyptian slave- driver." |
| Asiatic-type, clearly non- Egyptian, culture, including | | | | - "Finally," said Lawrence, "The Pharaoh of the |
| Hebrew-type houses." | | | | Exodus is identified as King Dudimose, 36th ruler of |
| - "There's also an 18th dynasty mural painting of non- | | | | the 13th Dynasty. In the Bible he is described as, |
| Egyptian-Asian slaves having semitic features, actually | | | | 'Pharaoh who knew not Joseph'" |
| building mud-bricks from straw." | | | | The subject for the next session was decided on - |
| - "Also. cuneiform tablet-letters have been found in | | | | the Ten Plagues of the Exodus, Ranah to be |
| archaeological digs such as at Tel Amarna in Egypt, | | | | Presenter. |
| discoveries of the 14th to the 12th century BC. | | | | |