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The culture of ancient Egypt has had far more influence on
Christianity than merely adding the Book of Moses to the Old
Testament. The ceremonial parallels between the modern Roman
Catholic Church and ancient Egyptian ceremony are striking.
Egyptian rites were spread by ancient travelers as they dispersed
from North Africa and settled in the land of Israel and beyond,
carrying with them their own traditions and customs. The influence
of Egypt on the origin of Christianity has long been a matter of
academic debate. It has prompted thinkers like Siegfried Morenz,
Director of the University of Liepzig Institute of Egyptology, to
remark that, "the influence of the Egyptian religion on posterity is
mainly felt through Christianity and its antecedents."
Egypt's contributions to contemporary religious practice are
explored in The Egyptian Origin of Christianity. By exploring the
Egyptian roots of modern religion, we are better able to understand
our modern world, and ourselves....
Praise for The Egyptian Origin of Christianity
"This book should be a welcome addition to the TO DO list of
all (not yet satisfied) avid readers of the now famous 'The Da Vinci
Code.'"
- The Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities
"Lisa Ann Bargeman's The Egyptian Origin Of
Christianity offers an informative, iconoclastic analytical survey
of those non-Biblical contributions to the concepts and ecumenical
development of Christianity drawn from the Egyptian religious myths
and rituals of antiquity. The juxtaposing of texts from the Bible
and from the Egyptian Book of the Dead, the comparison of
similarities between the story of Osiris and the story of Jesus, the
observations of cosmology, physical symbolism, and tradition, are
all revealed in startling and unexpected ways that will give serious
students of both Egyptian and Christian metaphysics a great deal of
food for thought and reflection. Lisa Bargeman adheres to a very
high standard of scholarship both in her presentation and in her
interpretative commentary. The Egyptian Origin Of Christianity is a
welcome and much appreciated contribution to Metaphysical Studies."
- Midwest Book Review's Small Press Bookwatch, 5-Stars
"Her analysis of the trinities is intriguing and
persuasive.... She meticulously depicts similarities between Osiris
and Jesus.... You need to read this book to find out other
compelling similaritiesbetween Egyptian religion and
Christianity.... This is a good contribution to scholarship. Her
juxtapoing texts from the Bible and from the Book of the Dead makes
impugning the authenticity of her thesis impossible.... I recommend
this book to anyone interested in religion, African studies, and
humanities in general...."
- H. Akingbade, PhD, African History, MA Anthropology
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