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The first God
Posted on 2/16/19 at 4:13 pm
Posted on 2/16/19 at 4:13 pm
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More than 3,000 years ago, ancient Egypt, with its myriad gods and goddesses, saw the founding of two monotheistic religions within a century of each other. One is associated with Moses, the Bible and ancient Israel’s faith, which is the foundation of Judaism and Christianity. The other burst on to the scene around 1350 BCE, flourished for a moment, and was then eclipsed when its founder died in 1336 BCE. We call the religion Atenism. Where did it come from? And why didn’t the world’s first monotheism last?
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Posted on 2/16/19 at 4:14 pm to Jim Rockford
You going to tell us, or what?
Posted on 2/16/19 at 4:15 pm to Jim Rockford
Ancient Mesopotamia is fricking cool
Posted on 2/16/19 at 4:21 pm to Jim Rockford
There’s all kinds of crazy theories about this, one being that the Aten religion and early Judaism were either one in the same, or it transitioned to the other, and that the ouster of the Aten followers from power (replaced by Tut who brought back the old gods) triggered the Biblical Exodus.
Another theory is that the historical timeline for the Exodus is wrong, and that it actually accured a couple hundred years early around 1550 B.C. during the reign of Ahmoses, which would mean the Hyksos expulsion and The Exodus were one in the same event.
This also would have been at the same time as the Eruption of Thera (the modern Island of Santorini), which could have explained many of the Biblical plagues.
Another theory is that the historical timeline for the Exodus is wrong, and that it actually accured a couple hundred years early around 1550 B.C. during the reign of Ahmoses, which would mean the Hyksos expulsion and The Exodus were one in the same event.
This also would have been at the same time as the Eruption of Thera (the modern Island of Santorini), which could have explained many of the Biblical plagues.
This post was edited on 2/16/19 at 4:23 pm
Posted on 2/16/19 at 4:26 pm to Jim Rockford
BCE is for soyboys. BC
Posted on 2/16/19 at 4:27 pm to Jim Rockford
Posted on 2/16/19 at 4:30 pm to Jim Rockford
So it's really all just a load of bullshite?
Posted on 2/16/19 at 4:32 pm to Jim Rockford
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where did it come from?
The Indus Valley or Harrapan civilisation.
Posted on 2/16/19 at 4:34 pm to Jim Rockford
Spoiler alert:
It’s all bullshite
It’s all bullshite
Posted on 2/16/19 at 4:40 pm to Jim Rockford
Akhenaten made the mistake of trying to replace the state religion with his monotheism, and the priests and believers didn’t appreciate that. So as soon as he died they threw his BS away and went back to their BS.
Posted on 2/16/19 at 4:41 pm to Masterag
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Spoiler alert:
It’s all bullshite
So edgy; so cool
Posted on 2/16/19 at 4:52 pm to Jim Rockford
muh sacrifice
Posted on 2/16/19 at 4:57 pm to Jim Rockford
You need to watch clash of the titans and get your timelines in order
Posted on 2/16/19 at 6:02 pm to Jim Rockford
It didn’t last because the Roman church became the pillar or early western civilization and stamped out the competition.
Posted on 2/17/19 at 8:58 am to Jim Rockford
Further archaeology suggests that the Aten religion may not have been monotheistic at all, although there was definitely 1 superior god.
As far as why: Because it didnt last. Most religions don't. In this case, it seems that a few people at the top wanted to push this change while most didnt. Forced change from the top down doesnt usually go well in the long run.
Change movements only work if the movement taps into a deep need or desire of a large amount of people. If they don't, even centralized authoritarian systems cant make it work.
Amun wasnt broke. Ahknaten shouldnt have tried to fix it.
As far as why: Because it didnt last. Most religions don't. In this case, it seems that a few people at the top wanted to push this change while most didnt. Forced change from the top down doesnt usually go well in the long run.
Change movements only work if the movement taps into a deep need or desire of a large amount of people. If they don't, even centralized authoritarian systems cant make it work.
Amun wasnt broke. Ahknaten shouldnt have tried to fix it.
Posted on 2/17/19 at 10:05 am to tigahbruh
The true first god is the Sun. It is also the only real god that we have. The saying "Son of God" was lost in translation and really meant "Sun = God".
Posted on 2/17/19 at 8:49 pm to dawgsjlw
Are you being serious? You realize that ancients didnt speak English, right?
Posted on 2/18/19 at 5:25 pm to tigahbruh
quote:Are you serious? The sun was around before English. You know that right?
Are you being serious? You realize that ancients didnt speak English, right?
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