Patterns of Evidence: The Moses Controversy

Timothy Mahoney

Go more in depth on the discovery of the world’s oldest alphabet. Where did this script come from and could it have been developed by Joseph and the Israelites during their time in Egypt?

Flinders Petrie was one of the pioneers of modern archaeology. He and his wife Hilda were involved in some of the most important finds connected to the early history of biblical Israel, including the world’s oldest alphabet.

What is the Documentary Hypothesis and how has it eroded trust in the Bible’s claim that Moses wrote its first books? Discover some of the key arguments both for and against this influential theory.

Garrett has written a commentary on the Book of Exodus as well as a Hebrew grammar. What are his arguments for the validity of the biblical account and his views on the state of modern biblical scholarship?

Knight has co-authored the book The Meaning of the Bible, which is used in many colleges and seminaries. As an agnostic, he shares his perspective that the Bible is not a message from God, but rather a complex human document that developed over the centuries.

Goldwasser is a mainstream Israeli Egyptologist who has studied under some of the greatest scholars of her generation. She has developed ground-breaking ideas on the origin of the alphabet and the early history of its use in inscriptions from the lands of the Bible.

Law and Timothy Mahoney discuss the process of interviewing and then weighing all the information and different viewpoints to discover the patterns that are seen in the Patterns of Evidence films.

Greene chats with Timothy Mahoney where he shares some of what it takes to navigate the technology, media, and all the components of dramatic storytelling in the editing of Patterns of Evidence films.

Bjork talks with Timothy Mahoney about the response to the films from around the world, along with Patterns of Evidence resources in development.