Carl Drew has written a paper in which he says,
"I’m arguing that the historical event happened in 1250 B.C., and the memories of it have been recorded in Exodus."...The paper describes a coastal effect called a “wind setdown,” in which strong winds -- a little over 60 miles per hour -- create a "push" on coastal water which, in one location, creates a storm surge. But in the location from which the wind pushes -- in this case, the east -- the water moves away...."Did the parting of the sea really happen? We will never know ... But Carl Drews has used impeccable science to show both where and how it may have happened."
I can't understand why Christians would like to see the events of the Exodus explained away as natural events. The whole point of the story is that god performed miracles to save his chosen people.
Anyway, here's my take on the story:
The bible mentions 600,000 men, so if you add in their wives, and
children, there were probably three million Israelites ready to make the
crossing.
Exodus 13:18 describes their departure with the Hebrew word חָמַשׁ which means "in ranks of five". If there was one or two yards between each rank, the column would have been about 400 miles long.
The
people would have had to travel at 100 miles per hour
if those in the last rank were to get over the crossing point during the four hours it
remained open - and they had to do so while struggling against a head
wind of 63 miles per hour!
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