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It’s one of the more famous Bible stories. While fleeing from their Egyptian masters, the Israelites reach a dead end at the Red Sea and are almost assured death or a return to slavery. But, the story in Exodus goes, God parted the waters allowing the Israelites to cross, and collapsed the waters on the Egyptians when they tried to use the same passage.

Now, according to new computer analysis from the National Center for Atmospheric Research, the miracle may not be as impossible as some detractors think. The study, published today in the online journal PLoS ONE, finds that strong, persistent winds could offer a physical explanation for the event.

“The simulations match fairly closely with the account in Exodus,” lead researcher Carl Drews told the London Telegraph.

Here’s how:

Read it all. And then check out this more detailed article on the computer model used.

Here is my take on this article. Scientific validation is nice but is it necessary for biblical faith? I think not. Don’t misunderstand. I have nothing against science or empirical data. Both are immensely important and valid tools. But science is not the arbiter of faith simply because it cannot be.

What do you think?