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PublisherBear Factory & Company

ISBN-101591430461

ISBN-139781591430469

eBay Product ID (ePID)43895948

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Edition3

Book TitleChristianity: an Ancient Egyptian Religion

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

TopicAncient Mysteries & Controversial Knowledge, Christianity / History, Christian Church / History, Ancient, Ancient / Egypt

IllustratorYes

GenreReligion, Body, Mind & Spirit, History

AuthorAhmed Osman

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight12.2 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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LCCN2005-005546

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal270.1

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Prologue Introduction Part I The Chosen People 1 Abraham, Sarah and Pharaoh 2 The House of David 3 Armageddon 4 A Coat of Many Colors 5 Joseph the Patriarch 6 Pharaoh's Queen 7 The Wisdom of Solomon 8 The Royal Birth of Moses 9 The One God and His Prophet 10 Tell el-Amarna 11 The Brazen Serpent Part II Christ the King 12 The Gospel Makers 13 The Suffering Servant 14 The Sacrificial Victim 15 The Holy Family 16 Exodus 17 Conspiracy of Silence Summary of Parts I and II Part III The Keys of the Kingdom 18 The Earliest Christians 19 Paul and Peter 20 Keepers of the Keys 21 The Gospels 22 The Roots of Messianic Belief 23 The Creed Conclusion Epilogue: The Second Renaissance Appendix 1: The Nag Hammadi Library Appendix 2: Pharaohs of the 18th and Early 19th Dynasties Appendix 3: Israelite Chronology Glossary Bibliography Index

SynopsisContends that the roots of Christian belief come not from Judaea but from Egypt - Shows that the Romans fabricated their own version of Christianity and burned the Alexandrian library as a way of maintaining political power - Builds on the arguments of the author's previous books The Hebrew Pharaohs of Egypt, Moses and Akhenaten, and Jesus in the House of the Pharaohs In Christianity: An Ancient Egyptian Religion author Ahmed Osman contends that the roots of Christian belief spring not from Judaea but from Egypt. He compares the chronology of the Old Testament and its factual content with ancient Egyptian records to show that the major characters of the Hebrew scriptures--including Solomon, David, Moses, and Joshua--are based on Egyptian historical figures. He further suggests that not only were these personalities and the stories associated with them cultivated on the banks of the Nile, but the major tenets of Christian belief--the One God, the Trinity, the hierarchy of heaven, life after death, and the virgin birth--are all Egyptian in origin. He likewise provides a convincing argument that Jesus himself came out of Egypt. With the help of modern archaeological findings, Osman shows that Christianity survived as an Egyptian mystery cult until the fourth century A.D., when the Romans embarked on a mission of suppression and persecution. In A.D. 391 the Roman-appointed Bishop Theophilus led a mob into the Serapeum quarter of Alexandria and burned the Alexandrian library, destroying all records of the true Egyptian roots of Christianity. The Romans' version of Christianity, manufactured to maintain political power, claimed that Christianity originated in Judaea. In Christianity: An Ancient Egyptian Religion Osman restores Egypt to its rightful place in the history of Christianity., Contends that the roots of Christian belief come not from Judaea but from Egypt * Shows that the Romans fabricated their own version of Christianity and burned the Alexandrian library as a way of maintaining political power * Builds on the arguments of the author's previous books The Hebrew Pharaohs of Egypt, Moses and Akhenaten, and Jesus in the House of the Pharaohs In Christianity: An Ancient Egyptian Religion author Ahmed Osman contends that the roots of Christian belief spring not from Judaea but from Egypt. He compares the chronology of the Old Testament and its factual content with ancient Egyptian records to show that the major characters of the Hebrew scriptures--including Solomon, David, Moses, and Joshua--are based on Egyptian historical figures. He further suggests that not only were these personalities and the stories associated with them cultivated on the banks of the Nile, but the major tenets of Christian belief--the One God, the Trinity, the hierarchy of heaven, life after death, and the virgin birth--are all Egyptian in origin. He likewise provides a convincing argument that Jesus himself came out of Egypt. With the help of modern archaeological findings, Osman shows that Christianity survived as an Egyptian mystery cult until the fourth century A.D., when the Romans embarked on a mission of suppression and persecution. In A.D. 391 the Roman-appointed Bishop Theophilus led a mob into the Serapeum quarter of Alexandria and burned the Alexandrian library, destroying all records of the true Egyptian roots of Christianity. The Romans' version of Christianity, manufactured to maintain political power, claimed that Christianity originated in Judaea. In Christianity: An Ancient Egyptian Religion Osman restores Egypt to its rightful place in the history of Christianity.

LC Classification NumberBR129.O86 2005