zuzuspetals70000 I thoroughly enjoy Simcha Jacobovici. He has passion, brains, a sense of humor and a great knowledge of his subject. I'll watch him on "Naked Archaeologist" any day. But that's not to say he might get things a little off base sometimes. (I think we all know James Cameron can get things screwed up.)His theories are interesting but they are just theories. There's a lot more that goes into proving something other than making a documentary. (Although people who absolutely refuse to open their minds to possibilities are worse than the ones asking questions.) For myself, I kept getting stuck on the plagues. I've been through a volcanic eruption and it didn't take six months for ash to darken the skies (the 9th plague) or for a tidal wave to occur. They were pretty much instantaneous. So either the timing is off or some poor scribe got it wrong. Frankly, I think Moses was a very savvy guy who, during his self exile wandered around and saw many, many things. A volcanic eruption and the stages leading up to it and following it could very well be in his purview. He was a well-educated man as well. He knew what he was doing. Not that what he did was bad. These were his people - ethnically - being treated badly as slaves. They needed a leader, something to rally around and believe in (the one true God) and a purpose. Moses was a charismatic leader who could do this for them. As for the small gold talisman that represents the Ark of the Covenant, that is all it is. There will be representations of it because people like holy objects. Heck, there's a pictograph in the Arizona desert that 's supposedly a 1,000 years old or so that looks like the Ark of the Covenant. What are we supposed to do with that?All in all, it's well told. Watch it with an open and appreciative mind. The best thing about Simcha is that he gets to artifacts other archeologists would prefer to ignore such as the Egyptian monument that called the Israelis "evil ones." Perspective is interesting. History is fascinating

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.

Deborah Rinkel The graphics were excellent and will make an impact on a younger generation who may be "turned off" by traditional teaching models. Exodus came to life, into the here and now! It kept my attention, and gave me evidence that a natural occurrence of a volcanic eruption could cause some of the plagues in the Bible. Of course, God,in His wisdom, knew we would arrive at this knowledge, so had to go beyond the "natural" to show His Divine power. Since I am no expert in science I cannot say I believe everything presented hook, line, and sinker. A person should always look at all evidence with an open mind. Everyone involved with this production can be extremely proud of their particular role. Thank you for presenting more evidence the Bible is true.

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.