Egyptian Accounts of the Hebrew Exodus | Josephus, 'Against Apion' (Part 3)

This is PART THREE of a series going through Josephus' book 'Against Apion'.

Flavius Josephus, born Josephus son of Mattathyahu, was a priestly aristocrat in Judea. He would lead part of the defence in Galilee during the Jewish-Roman War, but after the territory was overrun, in the spring of 67 AD, he surrendered to the Romans. He was eventually taken to Rome and spent the rest of his life writing about the war itself, Judean history and culture, as well as his own career.

He would compose four invaluable works: The Jewish War, Jewish Antiquites, The Life of Josephus & Against Apion. In this series we will look at one of his lesser known works, Against Apion, which responds to Jewish critics and defends Jewish history, beliefs and practises.

In Part 3, Josephus will response ot libels directed against the Judean nation, particularly in relation to the Exodus accounts. He will begin by reporting an exodus legend from Manetho, to which he offers a lengthy rebuttal. Then Chaeremon’s version is paraphrased and critiqued before a third version, from Lysimachus, is given an equally short treatment.

▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

0:00 - Intro
1:32 - Chapter 1:
Manetho’s Exodus Account
7:51 - Chapter 2: Chaeremon & Lysimachus Exodus Accounts
12:37 - Chapter 3: Making Sense of Manetho
17:25 - Chapter 4: The Exodus & Ramesses II
20:23 - Conclusion


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