The Exodus As A Major Theme In Frick

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One major theme in Frick (1995) was The Exodus as historical event and the considerations associated with it. The birth of a distinct Israelite community arises in the shape of the foundational event of the experience of liberation from oppression in Egypt: the Exodus. This is understood by the ancient Israelites as having been possible through the agency of Yahweh. A rudimentary understanding of God as the one who delivered a people from oppression in Egypt echoes through the pages in the Hebrew Bible, even to readers today.
However relating biblical events to historical events raises issues for example when did the oppression in Egypt and Exodus from Egypt occur? This questioning distracts from the crucial point that is the reality of the