Argues that Yuya, the vizier of King Thutmosis IV, was really Joseph, the Biblical patriarch, and examines connections between Biblical and ancient Egyptian history

Stranger in the Valley of the Kings: Solving the Mystery of an Ancient Egyptian Mummy

History

Osman, Ahmed

Ancient Civilizations

Harpercollins

Out of Egypt

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

RANDOM HOUSE UK

Moses : Pharaoh of Egypt: The Mystery of Akhenaten Resolved

GRAFTON

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Strangers in the Valley of Kings

Souvenir Press Ltd.

Throughout the long history of Ancient Egypt only one man is known to have been given the title of 'a father to Pharaoh' - Yuya, vizier of the Eighteenth Dynasty King Tuthmosis IV. The discovery of this identical title in the Book of Genesis applied to the patriarch Joseph - he of the coat of many colours - started Ahmed Osman on an exhaustive investigation to prove that Yuya and Joseph were the same person. Could it be that the proud, contemplative face of the mummified Yuya is that of one of the founding fathers of the three great religions of the world - Judaism, Christianity and Islam? Stranger in the Valley of the Kings is an enthralling piece of inspired research which demolished many of the accepted theories about Egyptian and Old Testament history - with incredible photographs and detailed evidence, it is a fascinating exploration of the mysteries and enigmas of Ancient Egypt.

Stranger in the Valley of the Kings

This book is a re-examination of biblical and Egyptian history that provides dramatic evidence that the Prophet Moses, of the Old Testament, was the revolutionary Pharaoh of Egypt, Akhenaten. How was it that the Pharaoh Akhenaten abolished the ancient Egyptian religious system, with its many deities represented by fetish or animal shapes, and replaced the old gods with a single god, the Aten, who had no image or form - a universal god. Sigmund Freud was the first to argue that there is a similarity between the religions of Moses and Akhenaten, and that in fact Moses was an Egyptian. In this book the author develops the argument a stage further by using archaeological and historical evidence to develop the thesis. The author contends that Akhenaten/Moses ruled for 17 years; angered many of his subjects by trying to foist a new religion on them; was forced to abdicate; retreated to Sinai with his Israelite relatives and a few Egyptian supporters; was replaced as Pharaoh by his descendents; failed to regain the throne from his former vizier Ramses I; and died in Sinai. From the author of "Stranger in the Valley of the Kings".

Moses: Pharoah of Egypt : The Mystery of Akhenaten Resolved

Paladin

The House of the Messiah: Controversial Revelations on the Historical Jesus

Reference

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Muslim scholar Ahmed Osman shows how the true, Egyptian roots of Christianity were deliberately covered up by the early church at the time of the burning of the library at Alexandria - roots which are only now being uncovered again by archaeology. He shows how concepts such as the Trinity were derived from Egyptian models (Osiris, Isis and Horus), how Horus's virgin birth gave rise to Jesus's virgin birthand how Akhenaten became the model for Moses and Tutankhamen the modelfor Jesus. The early Christians devised a fictional life of Jesus - but out of largely Egyptian sources for their own political purposes; for example, 'Amen' is derived from the Egyptian sun god Amun, and theLord's Prayer was used by Egyptians thousands of years previously.

Out of Egypt: The Roots of Christianity Revealed

Century

A reinterpretation of biblical and Egyptian history that shows Moses and the Pharaoh Akhenaten to be one and the same. • Provides dramatic evidence from both archaeological and documentary sources. • A radical challenge to long-established beliefs on the origin of Semitic religion. During his reign, the Pharaoh Akhenaten was able to abolish the complex pantheon of the ancient Egyptian religion and replace it with a single god, the Aten, who had no image or form. Seizing on the striking similarities between the religious vision of this “heretic” pharaoh and the teachings of Moses, Sigmund Freud was the first to argue that Moses was in fact an Egyptian. Now Ahmed Osman, using recent archaeological discoveries and historical documents, contends that Akhenaten and Moses were one and the same man. In a stunning retelling of the Exodus story, Osman details the events of Moses/Akhenaten's life: how he was brought up by Israelite relatives, ruled Egypt for seventeen years, angered many of his subjects by replacing the traditional Egyptian pantheon with worship of the Aten, and was forced to abdicate the throne. Retreating to the Sinai with his Egyptian and Israelite supporters, he died out of the sight of his followers, presumably at the hands of Seti I, after an unsuccessful attempt to regain his throne. Osman reveals the Egyptian components in the monotheism preached by Moses as well as his use of Egyptian royal ritual and Egyptian religious expression. He shows that even the Ten Commandments betray the direct influence of Spell 125 in the Egyptian Book of the Dead. Moses and Akhenaten provides a radical challenge to long-standing beliefs concerning the origin of Semitic religion and the puzzle of Akhenaten's deviation from ancient Egyptian tradition. In fact, if Osman's contentions are correct, many major Old Testament figures would be of Egyptian origin.

Moses and Akhenaten: The Secret History of Egypt at the Time of the Exodus

Bear & Company

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.

Christianity: An Ancient Egyptian Religion

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