| − | There is [https://faithfulphilosophy.wordpress.com/2016/10/24/historical-evidence-for-the-exodus/ substantial historical evidence for the exodus],<ref>https://faithfulphilosophy.wordpress.com/2016/10/24/historical-evidence-for-the-exodus/</ref> which cannot be addressed in its entirety here. An unofficial survey conducted by [[James Hoffmeir]]<ref>Hoffmeier, James K. "Egyptologists and the Israelite Exodus from Egypt." Israel's Exodus in Transdisciplinary Perspective. Springer International Publishing, 2015. 197-208.</ref> examined the views of twenty-five Egyptologists on the historicity of the exodus, where they were asked "Do you think the early Israelites lived in Egyptand that there was some sort of exodus?" Out of the twenty-five respondents, nineteen answered YES, whereas zero answered NO, and the other six simply expressed views from this being 'likely' to 'unlikely'. This revealed that the vast majority of Egyptologists accept the historicity of the exodus. | + | There is [https://faithfulphilosophy.wordpress.com/2016/10/24/historical-evidence-for-the-exodus/ substantial historical evidence for the exodus],<ref>https://faithfulphilosophy.wordpress.com/2016/10/24/historical-evidence-for-the-exodus/</ref> which cannot be addressed in its entirety here. An unofficial survey conducted by [[James K. Hoffmeier]]<ref>Hoffmeier, James K. "Egyptologists and the Israelite Exodus from Egypt." Israel's Exodus in Transdisciplinary Perspective. Springer International Publishing, 2015. 197-208.</ref> examined the views of twenty-five Egyptologists on the historicity of the exodus, where they were asked "Do you think the early Israelites lived in Egyptand that there was some sort of exodus?" Out of the twenty-five respondents, nineteen answered YES, whereas zero answered NO, and the other six simply expressed views from this being 'likely' to 'unlikely'. This revealed that the vast majority of Egyptologists accept the historicity of the exodus. |