The Book of Going Forth By Night and Coming Forth By Day, AKA The Egyptian Book of the Dead will be the subject of a History Channel documentary tonight:
Premieres:
Tuesday, August 22 @ 8pm ET/PT
It's a story that spans 4,000 years, older than the Bible...and it's all true. It was lost for thousands of years, discovered a century ago, and its true meaning recently resurrected by the miracle of computer graphics! The reason the Egyptians built the pyramids, it's the first written description of any religion--and is the likely source of the 10 Commandments! In this 2-hour special we follow the ancient scroll from creation around 1800 BC near the site of the Egyptian city of Thebes, to rediscovery (and theft!) in 1887 AD. Join us in a tale that spans from the age of papyrus to the age of silicon...and beyond. Biblical scholars agree that portions of the Old Testament are direct descendants of the Egyptian text, and some archaeologists argue that Moses must have read and carried a copy of it with him when he fled Egypt! And now, a new generation is reexamining the ancient text for wisdom that can still affect our inner lives! TVPG cc
Before this airs read my blog post, Abrahamic what and see if Sondjata was lying to y'all.
(17 years of informed commentary)
I'm not sure what Trec Cee's comments really meant. I think Akhnaten's decision to "simplify" the Khemtic religion by imposing a single God "Aten" was coincidental, either way in terms of moses he would still have been versed in the knowledge I was discussing and the real point of the post.
ReplyDeleteAs for Rastafarianism, I didn't discuss it because it's creation is way outside the time period of concern here. In addition Rasta deifies Selassie mainly on the strength of Ethoipias resistance to colonization and Biblical references to Ethiopia. What is worse is that since the majority of those in the Islands are descended from West Africa and were most likely Yorubas, Igbos, Ashantis and other Twi speakers, we can say that thier religion is merely a restatement of the Christianity that they inherited.