Did the Egyptians really enslave the Jews?

Outside of the Bible is there any evidence that proves the Egyptians had at one time enslaved and murdered thousands of Jewish people?

I guess it would be important to add that I am in no way anti Semitic.

 

yes

 

of course

 

nay

 

Somebody, anybody, with an actual argument for or against? That would help please and thankyou and pretty please.

 

The only evidence the bible provides is raw information in the form of written language. It is taken from a collection of sources. It has been translated, edited, translated, edited, and even voted upon. A process that is still occurring. All of this involves interpretation. One mans victor is another mans barbarian. We should probably take characterizations like enslaved and murdered with a grain of salt. I don't know of any mass burial sites or how one would identify them as Jewish.

 

What kind of evidence has been found, I'm just curious.

 

Yeah I dont think that the bible is a credible source for knowledge about the world and its history. Somebody should make an argument using evidence from a credible source.

 

As far as I can tell there is no credible source stating that the Egyptians enslaved the Jews...

 

If what you say is right then there is no credible source that 95% of what is written in any bible is true. Is there a credible source stating that Jesus was crucified like it said in the bible, NO... Is there a credible source saying that the old testament OR the new testament has any truth in it, NOT REALLY.

 

I agree with everything you have said, go on.

 

rudenoodle..... why don't just let things be? that being said, i'm sure that there must have been slavery of some kind over there because all the recorded documents of the slave market, there could also be evidence in the bodies that were just tossed in a ditch instead of burial... but then again those could be any race of impovershed people

 

Any links?

 

no, its in my textbook for p.a.s. and this is a source that i trust because it covers many differant theorys by lot's of people. it is a very good book..... by the way, can you disprove that egyptions enslaved the jewish?

 

There is an Egyptian text from 1400BC that mentions the "Habiru" people which is similar to Hebrew.

Then there's the Egyptian text "Maxims of Amenhotep III" that shares many similar saying with Proverbs.

So there is some evidence outside the Bible for a Jewish/Egypt link.

 

My history teacher says Aliens did it.

(yes- history teacher. She is also a religion major)

 

Some are suggesting that Amenhotep III and Solomon were the same person.

http://www.domainofman.com/ankhemmaat/solomon.html