Weighing the historicity of the exodus story entails more than addressing the lack of archaeological evidence.
Dr. Rabbi
Zev Farber
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Exploring the possibility of reading the wilderness census in a way that is historically plausible.
Prof.
Ben-Zion Katz M.D.
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The Priestly Torah has two different conceptions of why/how the firstborn Israelites are exempt from serving as priests. Is a questionable firstborn census an effort to weigh in on this dispute?
Dr.
Eve Levavi Feinstein
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Dr. Rabbi
Zev Farber
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Two Problems In Parashat Bemidbar
Prof. Rabbi
Baruch A. Levine
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Census is a necessary and standard procedure for governing. Indeed, the Bible contains numerous stories of censuses that are mundane and unproblematic. Only two texts suggest otherwise: Exodus 30, and 2 Samuel 24 (=1 Chronicles 21), a census by King David.[1]
Dr.
Shira Golani
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