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VFTB 2/11/24: The Epic of Esau

By: Derek

On: February 11, 2024

In: A View From the Bunker, Podcast

ONE OF the most enigmatic characters in the Bible is a man who literally sold his birthright for a bowl of beans. We refer, of course, to Jacob’s brother Esau, about whom the Bible doesn’t say much else except that he was the progenitor of Edom, southwest of the DeadContinue Reading

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VFTB 310: David Rohl – Exodus: Myth or History?

By: Derek

On: March 20, 2016

In: A View From the Bunker, Podcast

EVEN MANY Jews today consider the story of their nation’s creation nothing more than a myth. Egyptologist David Rohl explains why the evidence for the Exodus has been right in front of scholars all along.Continue Reading

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VFTB 261: Timothy Mahoney – Patterns of Evidence: Exodus

By: Derek

On: August 2, 2015

In: A View From the Bunker, Podcast

IS IT really possible that one of the most significant events in history left no trace in the archaeological record? That’s the consensus of Egyptologists, who contend that the 400-year sojourn of the Hebrews never happened. Filmmaker Tim Mahoney decided to find out for himself. The result is Patterns of Evidence: Exodus, which hits stores in DVD and Blu-Ray on Tuesday.Continue Reading

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