I've heard that the Jewish story of Passover, and their slavery and exodus from Egypt has no historical backing. How true is this?

by The_Condominator
Searocksandtrees
mancake

This is something biblical historians still debate very hotly. Some argue that there is some truth to the narrative, others dismiss it as a collection of legends. Mosaic, an online magazine, just published a series on this recently. You can find it here