Propositions for Evangelical Acceptance of a Late-Date Exodus-Conquest

Abstract

"The date of the Exodus-Conquest has been a subject of academic inquiry for over a century. Since the first quarter of the twentieth century the early date for the Exodus-Conquest has become more or less standard among evangelical scholars.1 Here we will briefly review the history of the study of the date of the Exodus, how evangelicals arrived at the early date, and the burgeoning realization among evangelicals that neither the early nor the late dates are without problems. The main body of the paper will trace two lines of argument—one textual and the other archaeological—that may support the late date"