Christianity: An Ancient Egyptian Religion

This book should be titled: Islam/Christianity/Judaism: All evolved from Ancient Egyptian Religion. This book makes sense out of the Old Testament, and shows how the major religions came to be with very convincing evidence. A must read for those seeking the truth, but if you value your religion and connection with god, then don't read this book as if will surely sever those ties.

This book is one of the best books on African religion i have ever read. I recommend it as a good read for people who are curious about the African role in religious history.

Author Ahmed Osman has written this book to get people to stop and realize that these characters from the Torah/Talmud were actual, historical figures. He claims the link to actual Egyptian history was severed in the early Common Era when Rome became thirsty for power (including religious power) and, hand-in-hand with destroying the library at Alexandria, they "destroyed" Christianity's true roots as an Egyptian "political" religion. His research is not widely accepted by a majority of modern Egyptologists, he claims for reasons that it will put their own work in jeopardy. I would have to agree with that, however, his work will be no big threat to anyone until he (and other researchers) can find more evidence to demonstrate his theories. (He also needs to explain why, if Roman theologists eliminated all positive references to Egypt in religious scripture, Jewish manuscripts have eliminated the same "missing" references.) The theories Osman has come up with are very intriguing. He provides biographical information for some ancient Egyptian rulers and compares their dynastic careers with descriptions we find for certain characters in the Torah, starting out with King David and working his way down the line chronologically. Osman also references ancient Egyptian societal customs in relation to marriages, birthrights, military campaigns, etc. -- He points out that often, a sentence in Scripture that seems like "no big deal" contains some big hidden secret alluding to cultural norms of the area and time, for example, he breaks down some passages about King David's political position in Egypt and explains how Westerners have misinterpreted these passages and teaches the correct meaning in relation to the events' setting. As far as I am aware, this is one of the first books published to pose such theories, and I am sure most people will be resistent to agree with him. However, I feel his speculation will fuel many other researchers to attempt to either prove or disprove his theories, and hopefully we can expect to find many more books on this topic soon.

This was the last book in Osman's series that I read. I would certainly recommend saving this one for last. A portion of it is essentially a repeat of his books, Moses and Akhenaten and The Hebrew Pharoahs of Egypt...but it does contain new information and finally summarizes his viewpoint. Osman does provide the reader with some interesting information in his books and puts forth quite a convincing argument. However, I can't help but think that he has some agenda in his writing...which I'm not all that crazy about. What his agenda might be, I haven't quite figured out yet. Regardless, it does make for an interesting read and is at the very least informative of early Christian history.