HISTORICITY
HISTORICITY OF THE EXODUS EVENTS
BY
ISIGUZO JOYCE IJECHUKWU
MATRIC NUMBER: 177732
COURSE TITLE: FORMATIVE PERIOD OF THE ISRAELITE HISTORY
COURSE CODE: RCS111 DEPARTMENT: RELIGIOUS STUDIES LECTURER-IN –CHARGE: BEREKIAH. O.O (REVEREND)
SEPTEMBER 2014
TOPIC CONTENT
1. Course description
2. Introduction
3. The date
4. Moses as the leader of the exodus
5. Pharaoh
6. The plagues
7. The Passover
8. Significance of the exodus
9. Conclusion
10. References PART TWO: THE MOTIVATION UNDER LAY JOSEPH’S BROTHERS APPEAL TO HIM AFTER THEIR FATHERS’ DEATH
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course, the formative period of Israelite history deals with the history of Israel from the call of Abraham to the time of the final settlement in Canaan before the monarchy .It deals with the period of sojourn in Egypt ,the servitude ,the Exodus and through the period of settlement in Canaan. In this topic THE HISTORICITY OF THE EXODUS EVENT we shall be looking at the exodus which is a very important and significant event that took place in the history of Israel as a nation.
INTRODUCTION
The exodus which is derived from the Greek word ‘ex’-out and ‘odus’-way meaning ‘out of way’, is the charter myth of Israel. Its message is that the Israelites were delivered from slavery by Yahweh and therefore belong to Him through covenant. It tells of the enslavement of the Israelites in Egypt following the death of Joseph, their departure under the leadership of Moses, their revelations at Sinai and their wanderings in the wilderness up to the borders of Canaan.
THE EXODUS
The
BY
ISIGUZO JOYCE IJECHUKWU
MATRIC NUMBER: 177732
COURSE TITLE: FORMATIVE PERIOD OF THE ISRAELITE HISTORY
COURSE CODE: RCS111 DEPARTMENT: RELIGIOUS STUDIES LECTURER-IN –CHARGE: BEREKIAH. O.O (REVEREND)
SEPTEMBER 2014
TOPIC CONTENT
1. Course description
2. Introduction
3. The date
4. Moses as the leader of the exodus
5. Pharaoh
6. The plagues
7. The Passover
8. Significance of the exodus
9. Conclusion
10. References PART TWO: THE MOTIVATION UNDER LAY JOSEPH’S BROTHERS APPEAL TO HIM AFTER THEIR FATHERS’ DEATH
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course, the formative period of Israelite history deals with the history of Israel from the call of Abraham to the time of the final settlement in Canaan before the monarchy .It deals with the period of sojourn in Egypt ,the servitude ,the Exodus and through the period of settlement in Canaan. In this topic THE HISTORICITY OF THE EXODUS EVENT we shall be looking at the exodus which is a very important and significant event that took place in the history of Israel as a nation.
INTRODUCTION
The exodus which is derived from the Greek word ‘ex’-out and ‘odus’-way meaning ‘out of way’, is the charter myth of Israel. Its message is that the Israelites were delivered from slavery by Yahweh and therefore belong to Him through covenant. It tells of the enslavement of the Israelites in Egypt following the death of Joseph, their departure under the leadership of Moses, their revelations at Sinai and their wanderings in the wilderness up to the borders of Canaan.
THE EXODUS
The