Who was Moses-really? In this strategic reconstruction, the author reframes the Exodus as a calculated maneuver within Egyptian imperial politics. Moses emerges as a client ruler trained in court diplomacy; Joshua, his military general, executes the tactical withdrawal. Drawing from archaeology, historical records, and geopolitical logic, this book threads ancient narrative with forensic realism-inviting readers to see the Exodus as a strategic deployment, not a theological abstraction.

Part of The Hidden Archive: Strategic Readings of Ancient Texts, this volume opens a new axis of interpretation-where biblical figures are understood as operators within real-world systems of power, allegiance, and survival.

Elizabeth Legge is a Doctor of Medicine candidate at a European university. She achieved her Master's degree in Classical Archaeology at the University of Pisa, Italy. She was awarded her Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies and Bachelor of Sciences in Integrated Sciences at the University of British Columbia, Canada. She has travelled extensively to all continents since childhood and lived in many countries. She is Australian, Canadian and half English.