These videos consist of a series of questions answered by Dr. Adams about the Exodus set in the historical and cultural information based on both Biblically and extra Biblical sources.
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01 - Introduction
David Adams
Dr. Adams introduces himself and gives a brief biography of his experiences.
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03 - Why is familiarity with the context of Exodus so important?
David Adams
Dr. Adams explains the importance of context to understanding Exodus and God's plan for man.
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04 - How far were the journeys involved in Genesis and Exodus?
David Adams
Dr. Adams explains the importance of the major rivers for survival and transportation.
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05 - What was the area of present-day Iraq like during the time of Abraham?
David Adams
Dr. Adams names some of the important ancient cities in Mesopotamia and explains there importance.
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06 - What was the area of the Promised Land like in the time of Abraham?
David Adams
Dr. Adams names the geographic regions of Israel and the effect they had on the history and the people of the region.
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07 - What was the land of Egypt like during ancient times?
David Adams
Dr. Adams explains the importance of the Nile River to Egypt at the time of the Hebrews and still today.
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08 - Where did the Hebrews cross the Red Sea?
David Adams
Dr. Adams explores the different places where the Hebrews would have crossed the Red Sea based on the Biblical references and traditions.
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09 - How good is our knowledge of the history of the ancient world?
David Adams
Dr. Adams gives an overview of how assigning dates to events works and inaccuracies that exist.
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10 - When did Abraham leave Ur?
David Adams
Dr. Adams gives a brief description of the time of Abraham in Ur.
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11 - Are there records of the Hebrews in Egyptian documents?
David Adams
Dr. Adams gives an explanation of why we have more written records from Mesopotamia then from Egypt.
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12 - When did the Exodus take place?
David Adams
Dr. Adams explains the different theories on when the Exodus took place.
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13 - How important were the Hebrews in the ancient world?
David Adams
Dr. Adams names the different peoples of the Near East at the time of the Exodus.
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14 - Were the people of the Old Testament nomadic as often depicted?
David Adams
Dr. Adams explains the life style of the Patriarchs.
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15 - What language did Abraham and Moses speak, and what is its relation to Biblical and modern Hebrew?
David Adams
Dr. Adams explains the basics of the Hebrew language and how it has changed.
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16 - What sort of written language would Moses have used, if any?
David Adams
Dr. Adams explains how things were written and the evolution of writing in ancient times.
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17a - How does one respond to the idea that the religion of Israel was largely borrowed from their neighbors?
David Adams
Dr. Adams explains the differences between the God of Israel and the gods and goddess of the Near East.
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17b - How does the Biblical view of time differ from that of the ancient near east?
David Adams
Dr. Adams explains the different way the other people of the Near East viewed time and space in comparison to the Hebrews.
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18 - Why can people not agree on how to read and interpret the Bible?
David Adams
Dr. Adams looks at how the Bible has been understood and read through the ages.
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19 - What is historical criticism and where did it come from?
David Adams
Dr. Adams gives the background to how different views of the Bible evolve.
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20 - Do liberals today still believe in the documentary hypothesis?
David Adams
Dr. Adams explains the history of biblical criticism.
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21 - How does an understanding of the types of literature in the Bible affect interpretation?
David Adams
Dr. Adams explains some of the contemporary forms of biblical criticism.
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22 - How do we defend a conservative method of reading the Bible?
David Adams
Dr. Adams explains any studying of the Bible apart from being the Word of God fails in its understanding.
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23 - How can Mosaic authorship be defended?
David Adams
Dr. Adams explains why Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch is a valid and traditionally strong argument.
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24 - Why study Exodus in addition to Genesis?
David Adams
Dr. Adams explains the importance of Exodus in the Torah and also to the greater Biblical understanding.
