#19584 - 01/10/04 09:27 PM
Re: Origination and meaning.
[Re: chumchwalla]
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In modern Egyptology circles, Wallis Budge is considered pretty much obsolete. I admit some of his work it outdated. But I don't think we have to discard all of his work or deny his merit. I'm sure he is still right on a lot of things. Perhaps he was right about the "Emunah-Ammun" connection.
There is definite evidence of Hebrew Scriptures taken from Egyptian sources, like Psalm 104 which is almost a word-by-word copy of Akhenaton's Hymn to the Sun Disk. Beside religious texts, rituals and practices for the early Hebrews are also very similar to the Egyptian ones. We must remember in their origins, Hebrew religion was not Monotheist, they worshiped Yahweh over all other Gods, but they admitted they were other Gods. The same as the Egyptians had infinite number of deities, but Ammun was specially revered.
Of course, being Egypt super-power of the times, it's just logic that its influence were everywhere and the cultured class (priests, scholars) on other nations copied Egyptian costumes, practices and language. Perhaps the similitude between the two words is the result of that... or perhaps just a coincidence.
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#19589 - 01/12/04 07:52 PM
Re: Lucifer
[Re: Bill_M]
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>>And the Catholic Dictionary entry for Lucifer. There is no
>>entry for Satan.
Nice to see <I>some</I> Xtians admitting the facts about this. Namely, that the word Lucifer ("light bringer") only appears ONCE in the entire KJV Bible (and in most other translations like the NIV, not at all), and only because it was the chosen latin word for "morning star". I'm forever amused with many other Xians who unknowingly base their beliefs on Milton's <I>Paradise Lost</I> or Dante's <I>Inferno</I>, let alone Xtians who bash Catholics while adhering to a Bible that was put together by Catholics.
Thanks for the link.
As Blake said, "poets invented the gods". Same goes for most theist religions, on this part.
I am not sure on your distinction between Christianity and Catholicism. After the separation of the Roman Empire - the largest, most tragic case of failure due to this religion - the Christian state religion separated in two parts; one, Catholicism, having its home in Roma, the other, Orthodoxism, with its home at Constantinople. Later on, more and more factions spread out, giving birth to variations on the same theme. They all believe in Jesus Christ and the New Testament, with particularities to suit the needs of as many people as they could get [because they always wanted to get more].
And, to go even further, the Bible is, as many know, a translation and interpretation of the Dead Sea Scrolls with additional information and whatnot. It was, indeed, compiled in the Vatican.
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#19590 - 01/12/04 07:57 PM
Re: Origination and meaning.
[Re: Old_Pig]
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This one is just a personal interpretation of mine, not supported by any serious study.
The Hebrews took many ritual and liturgical elements (an even entire religious texts) from the Ancient Egyptians. I think Amen is a derivation of the name Amon (or Amun) “The Occult”. Even when Egypt had several gods, the cult of the solar god Amon was the closest thing to a monotheistic system the Egyptians had. Some scholars agree Hebrew monotheism evolved from Egyptian religion.
Being chanted as part of a ritual, the world Amen has a solemn deep vibration (not unlike the Aum or Om of Hinduism) I guess the recitation of the name of Amon as element of rituals could have been adopted (and adapted) by Hebrews into their religion. Later its use was inherited by Christians, long lost its original meaning.
But then again, this is just a theory of mine.
Your theory has some sound speculations in it. Good going!
But, certain texts indicate that High Initiates in Egypt were monotheistic. I have just read it today, but the book was about a different topic altogether so it is irelevant to quote it here. Nonetheless...
Oh, and on part of the 'exodus'... some Egyptian texts indicate that the Semites were 'kicked out' of Egypt on account of a number of things, including but not limited to the ideas that are characteristic to Semite religions.
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#19591 - 01/12/04 08:10 PM
Re: Lucifer
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>>I am not sure on your distinction between Christianity and Catholicism. [...]
>>It was, indeed, compiled in the Vatican.
That's what I was referring to.
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#19593 - 01/16/04 11:41 PM
Re: Origination and meaning.
[Re: Magister_Lang]
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Darkest Greetings Rev_Lang! TY for the 411 on the book Quote:
THE CHRIST CONSPIRACY by Acharya S.
I will see if this is available here. If not, mayhaps I will order it online. Got to love internet shopping for such things! 
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