Product Description

Riddle of the Exodus takes you on a journey of discovery that offers a radical new view of this pivotal event in the history of the Jewish people. By comparing Egyptian archaeology and ancient records, here is proof that this epic event signaled the demise of Egypt's Golden Age and the end of the 6th Dynasty.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1476989 in Books
• Published on: 2002-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 199 pages

Review
"Long's powerful, highly readable book divulges proof of the Exodus, squaring the difficulties between archeaological theory and Biblical record." -- Isaac E. Mozeson, Editor, Author of "The Word: The Dictionary that Reveals the Hebrew Source of English"

About the Author
James D. Long (Jim) is an author and documentary film maker. He has also taken part in several archaeological excavations in Israel near the caves of Qumran, documenting the projects on film and video. The companion video documentary to "The Riddle of the Exodus" was shot on location in Israel, Egypt and Jordan. Jim and his wife, Carol, were married at the Cave of the Column, on the shores of the Dead Sea in Israel. They reside in Northwest Arkansas with three cats and Dibbs the dog.

Customer Reviews

RIDDLE OF THE EXODUS
I watched the video of this material last week and just finished reading the book. While I am Jewish and have always personally believed the story of the Exodus, I find that my faith has been increased many-fold by the extraordinary documentation in Riddle of the Exodus. I cannot imagine subject matter that could be any more relevant to concretizing the religious beliefs of both Jews and Christians - and my guess would be that a very large percentage of both of these groups currently believe that the story of the Exodus is mythical.

A year ago, a Rabbi in Los Angeles told his congregation (during Passover) that there was not a shred of evidence to prove the historical reality of the Exodus - which is the cornerstone for Judaism. Jim Long has found more than enough evidence from both Egyptian and Jewish sources - and their comparative data, to satisfy hard-core skeptics! While there is no lack of Jewish
Scholarship in the world and while one would imagine that proving the historicity of the Exodus would be a high piority for the academic community - it is interesting to me that this extraordinary documentation has been done by a non-Jew and a self-taught archeologist! The book is simply written, but the material is powerful enough to start a spiritual revolution.

A thought provoking, original book that is fun to read
In The Riddle of the Exodus, the author explores the biblical story of the Exodus, and successfully argues the truth of the story by examining all available sources of Hebrew and Egyptian history--including hieroglyphics, archaeological finds, biblical passages and commentaries, historians, and geographical research.

With this subject, it would be easy to become burdened with details, but the author does an amazing job pulling his original information together in a way that is easy to understand and fun to read. I couldn't put this book down!

The author's personal knowledge and interest in this subject is impressive. To his credit, the author doesn't force his opinions on the reader--he leaves it up to the reader to draw his or her own conclusions from the material presented. The author appears to tie together and factually confirm the stories of the plagues, the parting of the sea of reeds, and the almost instantaneous fall of Egypt as a world power by comparing the ancient writings of the Hebrews and Egyptians in a way that is most convincing. The research on the timelines of the Egyptian pharohs is fascinating.

This book is of major historical importance, and should not be overlooked by anyone interested in the story of the Exodus.

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Uncovers the surprisingly weak foundations of modern skepticism
Long's book is a real treat to read! In a concise and logical way, he picks apart the apparently shoddy scholarship supporting the traditional Egyptian chronology.

Long has certainly made a prima facie case that the Exodus triggered the demise of Egypt's Golden Age and the end of the Sixth Dynasty. Three years have passed since this book was written. To my knowledge there has been no rebuttal. I suspect the skeptics would prefer to ignore this powerful challenge, because they cannot win a debate on the merits.

It is a shame that so many have allowed their faith to be shaken by the dogmatic pronouncements of liberal "scholars" who are afraid to engage in public debate.