The Bible Myth: The African Origins of the Jewish People

Basing his theories on extensive research into Egyptian history, archeology, literature and mythology, Gary Greenberg makes several contentions that are certain to ignite major controversy among scholars, religious historians and lay readers. Among Greenberg's contentions are that the 12 tribes of Israel never existed, the first Israelites were Egyptians, and the founding patriarchs of the Hebrew people were actually characters from Egyptian mythology .