A coup prevented Moses from ascending the throne of the pharaohs, a position for which - according to ancient Jewish texts, i.e. the 'Rabbinical Writings' - he had been designated and educated. A number of rare sources indicate that Moses continued to intervene in the political affairs of Egypt from his place of exile in order to regain his claims to the power.

          New light and understanding are now brought to the image of Moses and this "forgotten feud". This book unfolds the unresolved circumstances behind Moses’ extraordinary role in Egypt and the history of the Hebrews which led to changes across the Middle East.

          Several rare and old sources reveal that in response to the untimely coup that prevented Moses from ascending the throne of Egypt - a position for which, according to ancient Jewish texts (the 'Rabbinical Writings'), he had been designated and educated, - he instigated a major rebellion with the aid of Hebrew immigrant workers and of many Egyptians. It was not until the end of this attempt that these peoples sought another land and their own sovereignty.

          The oldest Moses traditions include information on rare astronomical phenomena, providing a unique correlation to be revealed between source material and dating. In addition, archaeological finds illuminate the data of the ancient scriptures which also seem to provide clues to Moses' secret bases where the people of the Exodus hid in "the desert" for many years.

          A realistic background is unfolded of the crossing over the Red Sea. For the first time in the history of scholarship, larger contexts are developed of ancient mystery cults with religious and magical contents and practices which were also politically active and powerful in their own ways.
 

Many people are familiar with the expression 'Exodus', not least from movies and books about the hard fate of the Jews - and it is originally affiliated with the exodus of Moses and the Israelites from Egypt. Up to now, insufficient evidence of this event has caused doubt about this focal point of the Bible and about whether this story about the Jews ever actually occurred. And if it did, when did it happen?

          Astonishing finds and evidence shed light on the historical circumstances including whether the "Promised Land of Canaan" had been promised to others before the Israelites.

          It has long been asserted, without substantiation that Ramses II was the "harsh Pharaoh" mentioned in the Bible. But the historians of ancient times - as well as new data from modern astronomical dating of the epoch - already indicate that in reality Amenhotep II was the persecutor of the Israelites in the 15th century BC, i.e., 200 years before Ramses II.

          After his 26-year reign, Amenhotep did not - as opposed to other important pharaohs - leave behind numerous edifices: Egypt seems to have lost a large number of workers during his reign. Could this be due to factors such as Moses' successful leadership of the exodus?

          For the first time ever, a military and historical analysis of the exodus from Egypt and the invasion of Canaan is proven to be not only possible but probable - in contrast to recent theological theories. This is the first time a study has focused on the identity of the "first born" who were killed at the time of the exodus. It traces the date of the action. The date of fall of Jericho is based on the chapter in Joshua about "The day the sun stood still"; the logical scientific information is presented explaining this mysterious astronomical phenomenon described in the Bible.

          The author has open-mindedly ventured to ask the right questions, including those of controversial sources in archaeology and ancient texts that reflect the life of Moses as drastically different than the current perception - and actually end up corroborating Moses' biblical and historical activities.

          "... A depiction of Moses' integral role in the early history of the Israelites, the likes of which - by virtue of its abundance of details and ideas, plausibility and originality - has perhaps never been seen before ...the reader should be forewarned, however. This book presents an unexpectedly simple solution and as such can hardly be read without forcing the reader to change his or her view of the biblical scriptures ...".

Jens-André P. Herbener, M.A. in Comparative Religion and Semitic Philology; - Project Leader at The Royal Library, of the New Scholarly Translation into Danish of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)

VOLUME 3 - from inside flaps:

From reviews on "The Vanished Successor", vol. 3 of the Moses-series :
 

Said about Ove von Spaeth's entire "Assassinating Moses"-series, VOLUMES 1-5:

Super inter-disciplinary - extremely thorough studies

Ove von Spaeth has succeeded in presenting the results in a language and a style accessible to the man in the street. The books receives top marks for their presentation tasks.