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(A) Explain what evidence can be used in the dating of principal events in the Jewish scriptures
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(A) Explain what evidence can be used in the dating of principal events in the Jewish scriptures One method that can be used in the dating of principal events in the Jewish scriptures is archaeology. Archaeology is both accurate and scientific. Although, it can be problematic and cause disagreements between Rabbis and archaeologists, and even between Rabbis themselves, who have different opinions and ideas about what actually happened, furthermore if the biblical information contradicts the archaeological information, or vice versa. An example of when archaeology has been used is when the word 'aperu' was discovered on ancient Egyptian scriptures. The word 'aperu' is the name which was given to the Hebrew's in Egypt. This proves that the Israelites were in Egypt. Archaeology has also been used in order to determine who the Pharaoh of ancient Egypt was at the time of the Exodus. There are several candidates for the notoriety of having...
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