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Christianity: An Ancient Egyptian Religion

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Author Ahmed Osman has written this book to get people to stop and realize that these characters from the Torah/Talmud were actual, historical figures. He claims the link to actual Egyptian history was severed in the early Common Era when Rome became thirsty for power (including religious power) and, hand-in-hand with destroying the library at Alexandria, they "destroyed" Christianity's true roots as an Egyptian "political" religion.

His research is not widely accepted by a majority of modern Egyptologists, he claims for reasons that it will put their own work in jeopardy. I would have to agree with that, however, his work will be no big threat to anyone until he (and other researchers) can find more evidence to demonstrate his theories. (He also needs to explain why, if Roman theologists eliminated all positive references to Egypt in religious scripture, Jewish manuscripts have eliminated the same "missing" references.)

The theories Osman has come up with are very intriguing. He provides biographical information for some ancient Egyptian rulers and compares their dynastic careers with descriptions we find for certain characters in the Torah, starting out with King David and working his way down the line chronologically.

Osman also references ancient Egyptian societal customs in relation to marriages, birthrights, military campaigns, etc. -- He points out that often, a sentence in Scripture that seems like "no big deal" contains some big hidden secret alluding to cultural norms of the area and time, for example, he breaks down some passages about King David's political position in Egypt and explains how Westerners have misinterpreted these passages and teaches the correct meaning in relation to the events' setting.

As far as I am aware, this is one of the first books published to pose such theories, and I am sure most people will be resistent to agree with him. However, I feel his speculation will fuel many other researchers to attempt to either prove or disprove his theories, and hopefully we can expect to find many more books on this topic soon.

This book should be titled: Islam/Christianity/Judaism: All evolved from Ancient Egyptian Religion. This book makes sense out of the Old Testament, and shows how the major religions came to be with very convincing evidence. A must read for those seeking the truth, but if you value your religion and connection with god, then don't read this book as if will surely sever those ties.

This was the last book in Osman's series that I read. I would certainly recommend saving this one for last. A portion of it is essentially a repeat of his books, Moses and Akhenaten and The Hebrew Pharoahs of Egypt...but it does contain new information and finally summarizes his viewpoint. Osman does provide the reader with some interesting information in his books and puts forth quite a convincing argument. However, I can't help but think that he has some agenda in his writing...which I'm not all that crazy about. What his agenda might be, I haven't quite figured out yet. Regardless, it does make for an interesting read and is at the very least informative of early Christian history.

The author has done an outstanding job at collecting and presenting information and evidence that show how Judaism and Christianity have their roots in ancient Egyptian religion. The book is gripping and hard to put down as page after page melts away as though you were reading a thriller. And yet that's almost what it amounts to: an ancient crime scene whose principal actors tried very hard to cover their tracks in an attempt to fool posterity into believing in a divine origin of their religion.

I also found The Syrian Goddess: De Dea Syria and The Life of Apollonius of Tyana very interesting.

Ahmed Osman takes an interesting look at the beginnings of what would become Christianity. While some of his conclusions are wild, the basic part of what he has written is quite true. Monotheism got its main start in Egypt by a pharaoh named Akhenaten. He called the concept of a universal God The Aten. This was a bold idea thousands of years ago as it upset the priesthood and many Egyptians at the time.

There is disagreement on what came first: Akhenaten's form of monotheism, or Abrahamic monotheism. Since there is good record of when Akhenaten started his brand of monotheism, this helps those with the case Akhenaten was first.

Mr Osman comes up with the idea that Tutankhamen was possibly the basis for the origins of what became known as Jesus. Other books written by Mr Osman takes this further and to say this is controversial is the understatement of the year.

These are interesting ideas that Mr Osman tries to back up with Egyptian writings and his own research. Since so little is known about Jesus other than what the New Testament states, this subject is fair game. There are many who are convinced Jesus did not exist at all, but is an amalgam of dying/resurrecting gods throughout history.

This book is good for those who want to take a different approach to what started Christianity. Obviously, if one is Christian, the leap of faith this book takes might be a bit much.

This book is one of the best books on African religion i have ever read. I recommend it as a good read for people who are curious about the African role in religious history.

The author intently tries to make his work appear as authentic history, he mentions from the beginning the name of a Harvard's scholar who presumably advised him, and relates some actual historical events in the prologue.

But then, starting from the first chapter, the author turns to myth and speculation. He bases his arguments on texts from the bible and the Koran, as if they were historical fact. He then takes the farce one step further, and liberally rectifies what he perceives as falsification in the texts that he himself elected to rely upon. He makes comments such as "The efforts of the biblical narrator to disguise the truth about Isaac's parenthood...".

Fascinating! It's like taking Santa Claus's story, then formulating a scientific rebuttal of the general misconception that his suit is red, and proving that, in truth, it is burgundy!!

Are Abraham and Sarah true historic characters? is Isaac real? Could the fictional lady have really slept with an unnamed Pharaoh to give birth to a myth? Oh well, who cares. The author just wants to tell his tales and make a living.

I purchased this book hoping to understand the expansion of early Christianity in Egypt, but was disappointed by the flood of half-truths and distorted historical accounts. Isaac was fathered by the Pharaoh, the birth of Christ is moved 1,400 years back in time, and the four Gospels were compiled long after the fact to create a "false dawn" for the Roman Christian Empire in the fourth century. All of these conclusions are confirmed not by the discovery of new, concrete sources but rather by finding minor contradictions in the Bible and other documents, by discounting reputable historical records as forgeries, and by leaving out the overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Anyone with the slightest interest in knowing the truth will be insulted by this clap-trap attempt at re-writing history.

This will be the fourth book I am reading by the author. The subject is familiar, I am writing and publishing on the same subject. While Osman's presentation is interesting his points of view convincing but in a few instances, I am able to challenge since the writing indicates that he is notfamiliar with the sources of his claim. I would like to start at least email contacy.

I find many word for word quotes in his books from his books,it is unfortunate and reminds me of copy and paste.

I have read a lot of books in this field, and while the author has done some interesting research, the conclusions appear to be hooey. A little tedious especially when you conclude he is off track early on. There are a lot better early Christian Era books out there to read before spending time on this.