DOC Witchcraze: A New History of the European Witch Hunts by Anne L. Barstow in History

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Discover the real history of the Exodus and why it matters.Biblical scholars; Egyptologists; archaeologists; historians; literary scholars; anthropologists; and filmmakers are drawn to it. Unable to find physical evidence until now; many archaeologists and scholars claim this mass migration is just a story; not history. Others oppose this conclusion; defending the biblical account.Like a detective on an intricate case no one has yet solved; pioneering Bible scholar and bestselling author of Who Wrote the Bible? Richard Elliott Friedman cuts through the noise — the serious studies and the wild theories — merging new findings with new insight. From a spectrum of disciplines; state-of-the-art archeological breakthroughs; and fresh discoveries within scripture; he brings real evidence of a historical basis for the exodus — the history behind the story. The biblical account of millions fleeing Egypt may be an exaggeration; but the exodus itself is not a myth.Friedman does not stop there. Known for his ability to make Bible scholarship accessible to readers; Friedman proceeds to reveal how much is at stake when we explore the historicity of the exodus. The implications; he writes; are monumental. We learn that it became the starting-point of the formation of monotheism; the defining concept of Judaism; Christianity; and Islam. Moreover; we learn that it precipitated the foundational ethic of loving one’s neighbors — including strangers — as oneself. He concludes; the actual exodus was the cradle of global values of compassion and equal rights today.