Always trying to discredit the Bible. b. The religion of Aten was put in place after God brought Moses and his people out of slavery from Egypt. The name, Zaphnath-Paaneah, may be written in Hebrew. It should be clarified that it is the root of the personal name Arpachasad (Genesis 11:10), “chasad,” that is thought to be derived from the place-name “Kashdu” in Akkadian, the Hebrew “Kasdim.” It is interesting that the first 3 sons of Shem; Elam, Asshur and Arpachasad, that are listed in the earlier compilation by the Jehovist writer around the 10th century B.C.E., are also the kingdoms that spawned rulers who did what Akhenaten in breaking with tradition: a. Although this book is more a psychological thought experiment than true history, the parallels are interesting, even from just an allegorical perspective. So, to me, it doesn’t make sense for Akhenaten to subscribe to one god, out of the blue, so to speak. Akhenaten was not a warrior pharaoh, but he was a political diplomat. Work begins on Royal tomb . Any suggestion that the monotheism of Moses’ writings derived from Egyptian influence is therefore completely without foundation. The Israelites were monotheistic since their beginning. I have written several books on this and they are free for the asking. Not only is the existence of a historical Moses unproven, but Akhenaten’s life and reign, as they are recorded, do not indicate that he was an Israelite but the son of the Egyptian king Amenhotep III and his queen Tiye. possible that followers of the Aten feared for the destruction of The English word ATEN-tion, and ATEN-uate both come to mind, meaning “to bring to focus”, or to purify, or to Enlighten Spiritual consciousness. The book is free for BAS Library members. Liberal archeology magazine editors/writers; If you don’t believe in the Bible find another line of work. This is the accepted date of Orthodox Jews. Again, in 1 Kings 22, Yahweh presides over a meeting of the host of heaven. The Birth of Moses. End of Bronze Age / Early Iron age is when that “God” is born. Are you literally mansplaining current archaeological consensus on the Exodus to the Biblical Archaeology Society. We know religions borrow ideas from each other over time. Cult, ritual and mythology were anathematized, literature edited to remove unwanted allusions. I believe that you are right, I have been wondering about this for a while. have moved the body to a place of safety, possibly at Thebes. Re, Official family, with all six of Nefertiti's daughters shown for last Unfortunately, Moses lived around three-hundred years earlier — the story of the Exodus covers a period between 1657 and 1512 BCE. It is One man seems to imply that Akhenaten’s motives stemmed from the fact that he was Moses himself – the man depicted in the old testament of the Bible. I especially commend Chapters 6 and 7. Is there any more information to go on besides that? The people of Canaan were first conquered by the Amorites and by the sons of Anak who were the giants and the men of renown. and in conjunction with the 9 gods of the Ennead this signifies a mystery known to the Jewish mystics during the Middle Ages about the raising of the high priest’s hands to draw down the blessing of God through the meditation of the 10 attributes of God. Also considering the elite satanic families that run this world are ‘Sun’ worshippers, again not at all surprising. You don’t need many details just an in depth understanding of spiritual history and all the past knowledge about transcendence. his successors, Smenkhkare and Tutankhamun. All things considered, I think that it is much more likely that Israel’s experience in Egypt contributed to their tendency (until their return from exile) to include other forms and objects of worship either in conjunction with or to the exclusion of their worship of God. Exodus was 1453 BCE, so if anyone was influenced, it was Akenaten by Moses. It’s more reasonable to assume Akhenaten borrowed from the psalm which would make its original author Moses or perhaps Joseph or some other Israelite. He was the storm and war God of the region. Which means that Ahkenaten tried to institute Monotheism right as Joshua and the other “Apiru” (stateless nomads) were taking over Canaan. Fortunately there are people more qualified to attempt fuse medieval mysticism with Egyptian mythology: http://www.maat.sofiatopia.org/aten.htm#6.3a. Ancient History Encyclopedia has a new name! There is also uncertainty about the relationship between Akhenaten and his successors, Smenkhkare and Tutankhamun. And even in this period there was no ethical quality to the Egyptian religious texts, the hymns to the sun-god Aton merely praising him for his life-giving heat but remaining barren of any expression of praise or appreciation for any spiritual or moral qualities. 1, p.86). It is likely these nomadic tribes that likely originated from the northern steppes of Iran and Central Asia are mentioned in Genesis 11:28,31, as “Ur of Kasdim”, and not, as nearly every translation says, ‘Ur of Chaldea.” This was a later corruption based on the name of the peoples who migrated into southern Mesopotamia in the early 12th century B.C.E., and were referred to as “Kaldu” who inhabited the marshy south; mentioned in Assyrian records as the “Sea-land” situated near the Persian Gulf. Put your faith in Him and live out that faith. Syncretism was no longer possible: Akhenaten’s god does not accept and absorb—he excludes and annihilates. Faith says In Gen. 3, Yahweh speaks to his council worried that Adam and Eve “will become like us”. I have a radical proposal: They are remembering the coronation of Akhenaten, the monotheistic sun king of the Amarna Age , and, I believe, the secret “King Moses” at the heart of Judaism. This is the depth which is the apex of the Yod of YHVH. To put that time scale in … Moses is only present in the first books of the Old T. A “God” is pagan personification and every culture in antiquity were pagans at one point of another. The roots of this concept go back to Sumerian, Akkadian and Babylonian roots. A correction was made to my earlier message but seems to have been removed overnight. This is the site of Al-Untash-Napirisha (sometimes called Dur-Untash-Napirisha or Dur-Untash-Gal), which was the capital city of the Elamite king Untash-Napirisha (c. 1260-1235 BC). the symbol of Levy ATEN, is commensurate with the Zoroastrian, and East Asian Yin/Yang, the SINGULAR SPHERE of Duality, the Two serpents on the medical staff, and the zodiac sign of Libra. Bottom line is that Akhenaten probably either went his own way or he learned from the Hebrews. seeing as how his entire Canaanite sphere of influence was taken over by stateless, nomadic Monotheists. By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy. In the fifth year of his reign, he moved the royal residence from Thebes to a new site in Middle Egypt, Akhetaten (“the horizon of Aten,” present-day Tell el-Amarna), and there ordered lavish temples to be built for Aten. We know that the Hebrews were already in Canaan because of the corespondence in the Amarna tablets which Akhenaten was apart of. If Moses and such an event would have occurred not only there would be a plethora of archaeological evidence but the Israelite would have talk about it for generations afterwards. Zarw, modern Kantara East, was the centre of the land of Goshen where the Israelites dwelt, and in the same location where Moses was born. There is also uncertainty about the relationship between Akhenaten and The final mystery of Akhenaten was what became of his mummy. […] Just as I concluded a series of posts addressing Moses and the Exodus and its relationship to Akhenaten’s revolution I see Bible History Daily has picked up the theme and renewed the momentum with an article Akhenaten and Moses. I haven’t yet received the new issue, so I don’t know whether he mentions this, but Fagan is not the first to suggest the connection. It appears that they would rather spend their lifetimes trying to prove alternative theories of history and trying to fit those theories into the picture they have drawn for themselves. I am further amazed with the lack of knowledge within our own culture. You are a Fundamentalist. I believe we would all benefit from knowing who we really are. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, life, career, achievements, works & timeline. Long ago when reading a book now out of print called THE LAST HERETIC about Akhenaten the author translated some of his hymns of praise to the one true God as he understood Him and I was moved by how much they sounded like the Psalms of David. Many people believe that the exodus happened at the end of the 13th Dynasty. I think it is a logical necessity that there should be a singular, unifying principle at the head of creation, and that this should be a sphere much like Plato describes in his Timaeus. 40 years in the desert? This is a correction. They were working on the assumption that Akhenaten preceded Moses. “Coming out of the woodwork Meant to say ‘Why not go into a profession he and the other liberals really believe in? Akhenaten’s Monotheism is Historic!!! … People compare the hymn to the aten to pslams 104. Akhenaten is sometimes called the world’s first monotheist. He therefore said, ‘From the depths I call You YHVH'” (“Meditation and Kabbalah,” p,132). Akhenaten became Pharaoh in 1358 BC only 2 years before Joshua died in 1356 BC. all what i believe that Akhenaton got his ideas of the one god cult from the the Jewish believe and also he had know a lot from their books about not only the god but about how Adam was looks like before Eve comes out of him and that affected on his figure on the wall of the temples He would NOT have replaced it with another of the same type. The Great Hymn to the Aten is the longest of a number of hymn-poems written to the sun-disk deity Aten.Composed in the middle of the 14th century BC, it is varyingly attributed to the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Akhenaten or his courtiers, depending on the version, who radically changed traditional forms of Egyptian religion by replacing them with Atenism.. 10 Intriguing Mysteries Of Atenism In Ancient Egypt - Top 10 Blog, http://www.trionfopublishing.com/Matthew/Evidence_from_Matthew_that_Moses_was_Akhenaten.htm, http://www.maat.sofiatopia.org/aten.htm#6.3a, http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200001265?q=monotheism&p=par. Dr Saul, how do you date so definitively a fictional character that has no historical documentation outside of the Jewish scriptures? And this created no need for the priesthood, who had all the treasure. We are now World History Encyclopedia to better reflect the breadth of our non-profit organization's mission. According to Rabbi Joseph Gikatalia who wrote the “Gates of Light” in Spain during the early 14th century, the divine name Adonay is likened to a gate through which the heavenly realm is accessible: Egyptian King Akhenaten, meaning “Effective for Aten”—his name was originally Amenhotep IV, reigned from about 1352 to 1336 B.C.E. And the Library is fully searchable by topic, author, title and keyword, as well as the Special Collections like this one. Moses precedes Akhenaten in history. There are still several facts about Akhenaten's reign which are IV. Moses was an adopted son/son-in-law who was a believer in the one god religion of Akhenaten. pushing from above and below The free online history encyclopedia with fact-checked articles, images, videos, maps, timelines and more; operated as a non-profit organization. Akhenaten was an Egyptian Pharaoh who ruled for 17 years and died perhaps in 1336 BC or 1334 BC. BUT if the accounts of Genesis are correct then it would be enough to influence a young pharoah who watched his father defeated at the hands of the HEbrew GOD. All of this rich and detailed scholarship is available to you—right now—by buying a special All-Access pass. First is the issue of chronology. There hundreds of gods worshiped in Canaan before the Israelites even existed. JC has not connection with the children of Israel. No symbolism was permitted in art or the cult, and the cult itself was reduced to the one simple act of offering upon the altar. COPYRIGHT © 2021 BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY 5614 Connecticut Ave NW #343, Washington DC 20015-2604. But such a timetable denies many of the post-Exodus events that took place in Canan after the arrival of the Hebrews (the almost three-hundred year long period of Judges before the anointing of Israel’s first king (Saul) during the 11th century BCE. Despite the efforts of later (5th c bce) editors to eradicate the residual polytheistic and monolatric statements in the Hebrew Bible, many remain. Dig into the illuminating world of the Bible with a BAS All-Access membership. Upon Akhenaten’s death, Tutankhamun seized power and returned Egypt to yhe old polytheist practices. The mid-14th century BC certainly represents one of the high points of Egypt’s influence in the ancient world, and it was the culmination of activities by nearly all the rulers of the 18th Dynasty” (“The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt” by Ian Shaw, p.268). David couldn’t have borrowed from the hymn, because it laid buried at the abandon Amarna. “From the name YHVH all spiritual channels flow and the flux is transmitted to the name Adonoy. a. Am a pastor .am so exited and l won’t to know ore this history thanks. When the exodus is placed there, we find a great Amount of Archaeology Evidence that supports the Exodus account. The commentary also mentions that a tradition from the Second Temple period connects the last 3 letters of this name with “Chesed” in Genesis 22:22, making this “the name of a seminomadic Aramean tribe that inhabited the desert regions between northern Arabia and the Persian Gulf.” But it wasn’t until the early 12th century B.C.E. Spiritual and moral qualities lacking. And why move to the desert? Interesting theories! Akhenaten was an Egyptian Pharaoh who ruled for 17 years and died perhaps in 1336 BC or 1334 BC. And while history, the Bible, and even the movies claim that the Exodus led by Moses took place during the reign of Ramses II, there is evidence to suggest, much of which we have examined above, that it, in fact, took place a century previously, during the reign of Akhenaten. The tomb's construction began around 1344 BC and was completed during Akhenaten's reign. Ancient History Encyclopedia has a new name! Upon the Temples to ATEN thereare hieroglyphs, and other symbols carved upon the main crossbeams connecting the columns & pillars. . The idea of Akhenaten as the pioneer of monotheistic religion was promoted by Sigmund Freud (the founder of psychoanalysis) in his book Moses and Monotheism and thereby entered popular consciousness. Your hypothesis might have some merit, had both Akhenaten and Moses lived during the same period. From a Jehovah’s Witness Greek/English interlinear NT the sacred name of God is shown in Hebrew in early editions of the LXX that look like “PiPi” to those not familiar with Hebrew. “Adonay Yahweh” in Genesis 15:2, concerning the future of his posterity. Search Results. He took the throne cause his older brother died mysteriously. Akhenaten Timeline. Birth of Ankhsenamun, daughter of Akhenaten and Nefertiti, wife of Tutankhamun. The One and only. In response to some of the comments here, I recommend Robert Wright, The Evolution of God (Little, Brown 2009). In Moses and Monotheism, Sigmund Freud did just that, suggesting that the Hebrew God was a combination of the life-giving sun god, Aten, and the jealous, violent Midianite volcano god, Yahweh. Was Akhenaten’s monotheism the progenitor of Israelite monotheism? To Dr. Saul Pressman: Scholars are divided over the dating of the Exodus. In MOSES THE EGYPTIAN Jan Assman makes just this argument in 2003. 1353 BCE - c. 1336 BCE. We can allow for authenticity of the similarities between the “Hymn to the Aton” and Psalm 104; on account of the fact that the diplomatic correspondence between Egypt and her neighbors during the mid-14th century B.C.E., when the language was Akkadian as was found at Tel-Amarna on clay tablets inscribed in cuneiform script. There are however several problems with this theory. The Bible is a good historical document but it doesn’t tell us everything, but it does encourage us to find these things out (its to the glory of God to conceal a thing, and the glory of the King to search them out). Akhenaten destroyed much, he created little. If you'd like to help make it possible for us to continue Bible History Daily, BiblicalArchaeology.org, and our email newsletter please donate. Moses was raised in Egypt in the house of the Pharaoh, eventually becoming a high ranking member of the court. Then come back and re-write your article. Sincerely…. God revealed himself to Abraham. “As a geographical term it was first applied to the southern part of Mesopotamia but was eventually used for the whole of Babylonia. God sent plagues and freaked out the Egyptians into KNOWING that He alone is God! when these tribes migrated and settled west of the Assyrian Empire situated on the upper Tigris River. If Moses was before Akhenaten, than that may have been where Akhenaten got the idea of the one God. Whether Akhenaten, himself, really believed it or not, would be immaterial in that case. Although this book is considered more a psychological thought experiment than true history, the parallels are interesting, even from just an allegorical perspective. Sacred Prostitution in the Story of Judah and Tamar? I read it’s pages for scholarly discussion on issues that she’d light on the Bible, its writers and those who lived it’s stories. Defying centuries of traditional worship of the Egyptian pantheon, Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten decreed during his reign in the mid-14th century B.C.E. A search was conducted from Dan to Beersheba and no one was found to be a dunce. Commentator FAMiniter #30 made a good point concerning the 2nd commandment’s prohibition of the worship of other gods besides Yahweh as being a monolatric belief that recognizes one supreme god while acknowledging the existence of other gods. – Dr. Saul Pressman. But, when he assumed the throne he changed his name to the former. Reign of Akhenaten, Tutankhamun's father, 'Heretic King' of Egypt. 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 Biblical Archaeology Society publication Aspects of Monotheism: How God Is One, edited by Hershel Shanks and Jack Meinhardt, presents an exciting, provocative and readily understandable discussion of the origins and evolution of monotheism within Judaism and Christianity. “In contrast, Akhenaten’s monotheism developed very largely at the behest of a single, absolute monarch presiding over an isolated land, where the pharaoh’s word was divine and secular law. It was an experiment that withered on the vine.”. The iconography of the two serpents aside the Aten also appear alongside the standard solar-disk, ie of Ra, making them quite ubiquitous. Did Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten’s adamant worship of one deity influence the Biblical Moses, leader of the Israelite Exodus? Birth of Ankhsenamun, daughter of Akhenaten and Nefertiti, wife of Tutankhamun . You'll get to experience all the discoveries and debate in beautiful clarity with Biblical Archaeology Review, anytime, anywhere! I want to know what really happened. time, Akhenaten's mother, Queen Tiye, visits Akhetaten, Coregency between Akhenaten and Smenkhkare, Seat of government transferred to Akhetaten. How well did the NT writers warn this would happen. Remember he sat with Aaron and Moses in the Presence of the One true living God. Akhenaten reigns 1381 – 1364 BCE, some 70 years later. As Jude said thy would ‘slip in to the church ‘ even’ denying the Lord that bought them.’, 5. Ive never read so much false garbage in my entire life. Instead take a moment to pray and see if you really understood what the Bible was saying! With the letter “A” added to the left of the Greek result then it can be read from right to left. I would have asked – Did Moses monotheism influence Pharoah Akhenaten? According to BAR author Brian Fagan, we are talking about two different kinds of monothesisms: “Israelite monotheism developed through centuries of discussion, declarations of faith and interactions with other societies and other beliefs,” Fagan writes. Plus, you get access to so much more from your All-Access pass: Biblical Archaeology Review print edition: Enjoy the same current issues in glorious, traditional, full-color print …. It was after seeing the film, “The Seventh Sign” that I got turned on to Jewish mysticism and what I noticed is this emphasis on an individual’s actions that can tip the balance between good and evil. It is my mission to have knowledge and understanding of my ancient cultures. Amenhotep III dies, and is succeeded by his second son, Amenhotep IV. Blb, a fundamentalist is someone who mistakes the metaphors of his religion for facts. Ancient Egypt’s religion appears to have been mainly a matter of ceremonies and spells, designed to achieve certain desired results through the providence of one or more of their numerous gods. If thought that Akhenaten saw himself as a god. . The article should be more properly titled, “Was Akhenaten influenced by Moses monotheism?”, since Moses lived decades before him. Judaism did emerge as a monotheistic belief system until the 7th century BCE (600-700). שְׁמַע, יִשְׂרָאֵל: יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ, יְהוָה אֶחָד. Fragments Islam is the religion that proclaims: There is no god but God. Once he moved the court to the desert, Egypt really fell apart internationally. 1353 BCE - c. 1336 BCE. As stated above, scholars are divided regarding dating of the Exodus, though probably not evenly. Again, only One pharaoh fits this thought, Ahken-ATEN. Combine a one-year tablet and print subscription to BAR with membership in the BAS Library to start your journey into the ancient past today! In this article, you point out that Akhenaten reined between 1352 and 1336 BCE.

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