Podcast: Joshua Berman on Evidence for the Exodus

This Week’s Guest: Joshua Berman

In just over a week, Jews around the world will recount the biblical story of the exodus from Egypt and celebrate ancient Israel’s journey from slavery to freedom. Many will wonder if there’s any evidence for the Bible’s account of the events surrounding the exodus. In other words: did the exodus really happen?

The answer of most contemporary academic Bible scholars is “no.” Pointing to the lack of any corroborating written records and the absence of archaeological evidence, these scholars assert that there is simply no proof for the scriptural account.