The Exodus Decoded

2006
6.8| 1h33m| NR| en
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Exodus Decoded is a documentary created by Jewish Canadian filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici, in which new evidence in favor of the historicity of the Biblical Exodus is explored.

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Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place
Konterr Brilliant and touching
Teringer An Exercise In Nonsense
Lela The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.
BeckyandJesus Total blasphemy. If you are a Christian you know these events were not "perfectly timed" events. This was put together by non Christians looking for explanations for the bible because they do not have faith. The movie also claims the blood red water was a "gas leak" and the frogs can survive it and hop out and other "scientifical explanations" for the plagues. Completely forgetting Aaron made the waters red with his staff, not a "gas leak" and that the waters already in pots BECAME blood red Exodus 7:19. The people who took out the water would've seen it as blood red then. No one knows if it was real blood or not but they still butchered the biblical miracles as being "science" as atheists often do. I suppose they even tried to make the death of the firstborn son a "scientifical event" but I stopped past the blood red "gas leak" part. It takes God completely out of the Exodus story as a watered down science story. I understand water can turn blood red and other natural events can cause the bible events to happen like what the person in the movie said about frogs, but they do not happen 'on command' for people like what Aaron and Moses did and how they were perfectly timed and lasted a certain amount of days in succession. Making Moses into some fool declaring "natural events"!! To the Pharoah! These plant seeds of doubt in a believers mind to turn away from their bibles and turn to "science" instead of God. Stay clear of atheists making these movies. They aren't working for GodCouldn't watch it anymore
singingswiss71 I had to watch this documentary to see for myself. I am no scholar, but I am passionate about ancient history. Especially Egypt and the middle-East.I have to say I hate when people try to manipulate and change facts to further their own agenda.This is really badly researched and I am sure some people will believe everything as it is presented in the right way. But sadly full of errors and dating problems.I suggest you read the Higgaion, the page changed location here is the new link http://theheards.us/chris/?page_id=141 At least read it if you see this documentary as a second opinion.This is a very sad day when people in our time manipulate facts. A sad day indeed.
respero1138 Whether the exodus occurred or not, The Exodus Decoded is filled with lies. While I'm not an expect in any of the relevant subjects, I knew enough to be suspicious of its wild and bizarre claims. I checked up on it and found an extensive review that debunks, with reason and hard evidence, just about every aspect of this travesty of a "documentary"."The Exodus Decoded: An extended review by Christopher Heard" http://www.heardworld.com/higgaion/?p=60Here's a quick example of how this documentary lies and distorts evidence. Look at this original stela: http://www.romesburg.com/exodus/exodusgraphics/stela-3detail.jpgNow here's the cg "reconstruction" of that same stela, from Exodus Decoded: http://www.heardworld.com/higgaion/higpix/ED_emptystela2.pngSorry about the poor image quality, but the important details are sufficiently clear. Note how they change the animals in the middle from lions to horses by changing their tails from an upward curve (which in ancient art would indicate a lion) to a downward curve (which ancient art of this sort would never depict a horse as having). Don't believe me? Check it out here: http://www.heardworld.com/higgaion/?p=360Why is this detail significant? Because they claim that this stela is depicting the parting of the Red (or Reed) Sea, and those "Roman horses" are being engulfed in waves. But they are obviously lions, and not horses.On the wider issue, ask yourself this: What reason could a documentary EVER have to change a clear detail on a mural when doing a "reconstruction"? In this case, to create evidence for wild claims that have no support otherwise. This is a cold, hard example of a bold LIE by this documentary. Look into this for yourself (at the site above, or a simple google search) and see that the lies of Exodus Decoded are painfully obvious once you have the other side of the story. I am ashamed for everyone involved, especially James Cameron.
christopher-heard Although the reconstruction is clever, it ultimately depends on a number of mistakes (or intentional distortions). The filmmaker wants to attach all of the following to a single event: the biblical exodus from Egypt (normally dated by biblical scholars to either c. 1440 BCE or c. 1270 BCE), the meteorological catastrophe described in Ahmose's Tempest Stela (c. 1550 BCE, the first year of Ahmose's reign by the standard chronology), the expulsion of the Hyksos from Egypt (c. 1546 at the earliest or c. 1520 at the latest), the conditions described in the "Admonitions of Ipuwer" (c. 1700 BCE at the latest, possibly much earlier), and the eruption of Santorini/Thera (dated c. 1627 BCE by radiocarbon dating). The dates alone just don't work. On top of that, the texts and artifacts presented are often misinterpreted, and geophysical data related to the Santorini volcano--a linchpin of the entire program--is simply ignored. The house of cards falls down on inspection of the details.