In My Opinion (Review)
It seems popular today to discount anything and everything Biblical. In the documentary film, Patterns of Evidence: The Exodus, Tim Mahoney goes on a 12-year journey to discover the patterns that support the Bible’s account of Moses and the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
In the film, Mahoney interviews Egyptologists, Biblical scholars, and archaeologist in order to find support or deny whether the Exodus is a true account. Throughout the film, viewers are presented with arguments for and against the Biblical account and are left to make up their own minds.
I appreciated the timelines and the historical details, including archaeology finds, historical accounts, and more. The research is well-laid out and full of interesting facts that are sure to create dialogue in small group studies.
I was provided a complimentary copy of this film for review. I am not required to write positive reviews. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
About the author/filmmaker/producer
Tim Mahoney founded Mahoney Media Group, Inc. (MMG) in 1989. MMG focused its business on television and video production for regional and national companies. In 2014 Tim founded Thinking Man Films & Media as an international documentary & publishing company with a focus on education and the Bible. Tim produced numerous productions for Christian organizations including the Billy Graham Association, World Wide Pictures, and Compassion International. Tim also served as the President of the board for the International Christian Visual Media Association (ICVM). Tim’s first full feature documentary film, “PATTERNS OF EVIDENCE: THE EXODUS”, released in January 2015. The film took 12 years to develop and takes a scientific approach to investigate the events of the biblical Exodus. The overall vision for his film company is to explore “patterns of evidence” that support the biblical narrative and engages the world in a conversation. The film takes a balanced approach and leaves the audience to decide for themselves if the Bible is real history or myth.
About the film
- Won 13 awards on the film festival circuit in 2014, including a Gold Remi Award winner for Best Director at the Worldfest Houston Intl. Film Festival, the Gold Crown Award for Best Picture and Best Documentary at ICVM 2014, and Official Selection at the Soho International Film Festival in New York.
- Supplemental resources associated with the film include a nearly 400-page hardcover book, small group Bible study, Movie Event kit, youth version (called Young Explorers), homeschool curriculum and others.
- It includes powerful interviews with some of the top experts in the fields of archaeology and Egyptology as well as people of influence in the Middle East.
- The film has an objective, fair-minded and balanced approach. It allows viewpoints from all sides to be heard in a respectful way while asking honest questions of the Bible and scholars’ views. It does not preach and lets the evidence speak for itself. This allows the film to be very shareable with those of different viewpoints.
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Thank you for the review. I would not have been aware of this movie without your review. I want to see this.
It is a fascinating documentary. I watched it with my family while visiting earlier this month and it created a lot of discussions.
We watched this movie at church, maybe a year ago. It was absolutely fascinating! My daughter and I were reading a book about ancient Egypt at the time, and this went right along with our study. Someday I want to read the book by the same title.
Thank you for your great review of our film. We appreciate it and glad you enjoyed it- along with some of your readers too hopefully!
We wanted to let you know about our ‘Thinker Updates’ since you seem to be thinker. They include fascinating research & finds with new evidence related to the Bible, plus more . We typically send them out once a week and then archive the blogs for reference & pleasure reading. You can sign up here to become a ‘Thinker’ http://patternsofevidence.com/blog/2016/01/01/sign-up-for-thinker-updates/
We also carry homeschool curriculum for ages 7-14 on this topic. It’s called Patterns of Evidence :Young Explorers. Also be aware of a bible study book we have as a companion of the film called ‘Evidence of Faith’ with questions after each chapter. Bless you!