Christianity: An Ancient Egyptian Religion

The concept behind Christianity: An Ancient Egyptian Religion is very interesting. Most people accept that there has been some tampering with scripture and orthodox teachings through the ages, as well as natural evolution of acceptable behaviours. However, the basic tenets - the flood, the Exodus, Moses, Abraham, the Virgin Birth, the Holy Trinity, the Resurrection - are rarely questioned.

This book argues that even these most basic beliefs are mistaken, either corrupted through centuries of oral traditions or deliberately altered to suit the politics of the day. The author not only states that the roots of Christianity lie in Ancient Egypt, but that the biggest player in the bible - Jesus himself - was actually a contemporary of Moses, show more living centuries before the bible places him.

While there are some areas where Osmon seems to be stretching things a bit, this book presents some pretty convincing arguments to support his view. Evidence cited includes modern archaeological findings, contemporary writings and the scriptures themselves - the Bible, the Qu'Ran and Hebrew Scriptures.

This book will likely offend strict Christians, and probably Muslims and Jews as well. However, I found it convincing enough to warrant further investigation. show less

Despite allusions to modern scholars this is not a scholarly discussion of the origins of Christianity. The basic argument is that the biblical stories of David, Solomon, Moses, Joshua, Joseph, even Jesus, are all adaptations of ancient Egyptian historical (royal) persons -- especially of Thutmose III and Tutankhamen. The argument is an essentially circular one with a lot of imagination but scant (no) evidence to support any direct links between, say, the authors of the gospels of Jesus and their presumed source of Tutankhamen.