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''Patterns of Evidence'' is a film series directed by Tim Mahoney and part of the independent
Christian film industry The Christian film industry is an aspect of Christian media for films containing a Christian-themed message or moral. They are often interdenominational films, but can also be films targeting a specific denomination of Christianity. Criteria Pop ...
. The films advocate for Mahoney's views on
biblical chronology The chronology of the Bible is an elaborate system of lifespans, "generations", and other means by which the Masoretic Hebrew Bible (the text of the Bible most commonly in use today) measures the passage of events from the creation to around 164 ...
, which he contrasts with mainstream scholarly opinion.


''Patterns of Evidence: Exodus''

''Patterns of Evidence: Exodus'' is a 2014 documentary film directed by Tim Mahoney. The film presents the view that the biblical story of
the Exodus The Exodus (Hebrew language, Hebrew: יציאת מצרים, ''Yəṣīʾat Mīṣrayīm'': ) is the Origin myth#Founding myth, founding myth of the Israelites whose narrative is spread over four of the five books of the Torah, Pentateuch (specif ...
of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt was an historical event that took place during the
Middle Kingdom of Egypt The Middle Kingdom of Egypt (also known as The Period of Reunification) is the period in the history of ancient Egypt following a period of political division known as the First Intermediate Period of Egypt, First Intermediate Period. The Middl ...
. To the extent that other scholars consider the Exodus a historical event, it is usually placed later, during the
New Kingdom of Egypt The New Kingdom, also called the Egyptian Empire, refers to ancient Egypt between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC. This period of History of ancient Egypt, ancient Egyptian history covers the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, Eighteenth, ...
. It was released at the Pan Pacific Film Festival in July 2014, and in theaters by Thinking Man Film on January 19, 2015. The film describes various findings Mahoney presents as supporting his case. These include possible archaeological findings of evidence of Hebrew habitation in ancient Egypt, findings as to the timeline of the events of Exodus, and contemporary events in ancient Egypt. It also describes existing artifacts and documents from Ancient Egypt which experts have long debated. The film is somewhat—but not entirely—based on
David Rohl The New Chronology is an alternative chronology of the ancient Near East developed by English Egyptologist David Rohl and other researchers beginning with ''A Test of Time: The Bible - from Myth to History'' in 1995. It contradicts mainstream E ...
's New Chronology which contradicts mainstream
Egyptology Egyptology (from ''Egypt'' and Ancient Greek, Greek , ''wiktionary:-logia, -logia''; ) is the scientific study of ancient Egypt. The topics studied include ancient Egyptian History of Egypt, history, Egyptian language, language, Ancient Egypt ...
. Digging Into The Exodus Story
by Steve Lipman,. Interview with Galit Dayan, 3/31/15.
The film features interviews with archaeologists, historians, and biblical scholars.


''Patterns of Evidence: The Moses Controversy''

''Patterns of Evidence: The Moses Controversy'' is a 2019 documentary film directed by Tim Mahoney and sequel to ''Patterns of Evidence: Exodus''. It examines whether Moses directly wrote the events of the Exodus as an eye-witness account, and largely advocates for the traditional
Mosaic authorship Mosaic authorship is the Judeo-Christian tradition that the Torah, the first five books of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, were dictated by God to Moses. The tradition probably began with the Deuteronomic Code, legalistic code of the Book of Deut ...
view that the "
Five Books of Moses The Torah ( , "Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Book of Genesis, Genesis, Book of Exodus, Exodus, Leviticus, Book of Numbers, Numbers and Deuteronomy. ...
" (Pentateuch) were directly written by
Moses In Abrahamic religions, Moses was the Hebrews, Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of slavery in the The Exodus, Exodus from ancient Egypt, Egypt. He is considered the most important Prophets in Judaism, prophet in Judaism and Samaritani ...
himself, with the exceptions of the parts that describe Moses's death. This is contrasted with the evidence most biblical scholars use that shows that the Torah seems to appear in history in the 7th century BC at the earliest, centuries after the death of Moses, and other indications that the books were a compendium of stories from multiple authors (see
documentary hypothesis The documentary hypothesis (DH) is one of the models used by biblical scholars to explain the origins and composition of the Torah (or Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible: Book of Genesis, Genesis, Book of Exodus, Exodus, Leviticus, Bo ...
and
supplementary hypothesis In biblical studies, the supplementary hypothesis proposes that the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible) was derived from a series of direct additions to an existing corpus of work. It serves as a revision to the earlier documentary hy ...
). ''Patterns of Evidence: The Moses Controversy'' was released in theaters on March 14, 2019, and has grossed $765,361 in the US as of March 24.


''Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle''

''Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle'' is a 2020 documentary film in two parts, directed by Tim Mahoney and sequel to ''Patterns of Evidence: The Moses Controversy''. It explores the viewpoints of modern-day scholarship regarding the parting of the Red Sea in the Book of Exodus."Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle Part I"
The Movie Guide 18 February 2020.
Based on his interviews with numerous scholars and religious thinkers (including Barry J. Beitzel, Manfred Bietak, Hershel Shanks, Manis Friedman, and Glen Fritz), Mahoney presents two models of thought for the event: the "Egyptian model" (smaller scale) and the "Hebrew model" (larger scale). ''Patterns Of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle'' was released in theaters on February 18, 2020, and has grossed $696,191 in the US as of May 11.''Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle'' (2020)
Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 11, 2020.


Filmography

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See also

* Crossing the Red Sea


References


External links

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Official website

"Exodus Documentary: Evidence that Demands a Verdict"
2014 films 2019 films 2020 films Documentary film series Films about Christianity Films about the ten plagues of Egypt Film series introduced in 2014 Historical theories and materials on the Exodus 2010s English-language films 2020s English-language films