If anyone that you know has gotten involved in the new alternative african spirituality and they now claim that jesus christ, the gospel, the holy scriptures, and the christian faith are pagan spinoffs of ancient egyptian mythology you might want to listen to this podcast episode. The 10 commandments and the egyptian book of the dead exit. Written at least 2,000 years before the ten commandments of moses, the 42 principles of maat are one of africas oldest moral and spiritual instructions. I will be speaking on attacks in the form of misinformation being launched against the christian faith in. Is the negative confession in the egyptian book of the dead the source for seven of the ten mosaic commandments. The name book of the dead was the invention of the german egyptologist karl richard lepsius, who published a selection of some texts in 1842. The 10 commandments were lifted from the egyptian book of the dead. Oct 19, 20 egypt certainly had a moral code before the exodus, and moses if he existed was brought up as an egyptian, so theres no surprise he would want the israelite society to live by codes similar to those he knew kept egyptian society stable and cohesive.
The egyptian book of the dead is a collection of funerary texts consisting of a number of spells to assist a dead person on their journey through the underworld and into the afterlife. In this series, i will be spending some time refuting the assertion that the ten commandments originated from the egyptian book of the dead. Jul 15, 2017 there is reason to seriously consider at least 8 of the christian ten commandments were based on maat or maat, an ancient ethical and moral principle that every egyptian citizen was expected to follow throughout their daily lives. A lecturer at the institute of african studies of the university of ghana, dr. Its rather similar that the egyptian book of the dead means not taking the gods name in vain, hasnt stolen, bore false witness, not murdered, not committed adultery. The precepts of maat are found in inscriptions in tombs and on some papyrus records. From the egyptian book of the dead, the 42 principles of maat, commonly known as the negative confessions. The egyptian book of the dead is a collection of spells which enable the soul of the deceased to navigate the afterlife. Are the ten commandments based on the fortytwo principles of. Why would god tell his children not to consult with the dead and then get his ten holy commandments from the book of the dead. Were the ten commandments copied from the egyptians holy. The book of the dead is the common name for the ancient egyptian funerary texts known as the book of coming or going forth by day.
Were the ten commandments taken from the egyptian book of. An in depth study of the twelve commandments and their supposed relationship with ancient egyptian papyri. The ten commandments comes from the egyptian book of the dead. Dec 18, 2009 moses then collapsed the 42 negative confessions into the ten commandments and he continued to embrace the concept of monotheism. Mar 04, 2018 the title of the video is selfexplanatory. The ten commandments didnt come from the egyptian book of the dead. The ten commandments and the egyptian book of the dead part. The negative confession ancient history encyclopedia. This is the landing page for the series on the ten commandments and the egyptian book of the dead. The ancient egyptian religion taught that person had to undergo trials after death as they proceeded. Here are the comparisons between the 10 commandments and he book of the dead. If anyone that you know has gotten involved in the new alternative african spirituality and they now claim that jesus christ, the gospel, the holy scriptures, and the christian faith are pagan spinoffs of ancient egyptian mythology you might want to listen to this. As the ancient egyptian book of the dead can be consider the forefather of the bible and quran, correspondingly the 42 negative confessions can be considered the forefather of the law of moses and especially of the ten commandments.
The book of the dead was buried with the corpse to act a sort of instruction manual to the afterlife which also contained magical spells and protection charms. The ancient egyptian religion taught that person had to undergo trials after death as they proceeded towards the underworld. The difference is that god gave the 10 commandments to the jews audibly and outwardly and they must keep them. While the ten commandments of jewish and christian ethics are rules of conduct laid down by a perceived divine revelation, the negative. In november of 2000 i inventoried my library and found that i was missing budges book of the dead. Apr 05, 2008 i will tell you this though, the bibles ten commandments that teach us were written by the finger of god, does not say kill, but murder maybe that will be your guide to some egyptian book of the dead. The origin of this group of beliefs is very old, and they appear for the first. First off, the egyptian book of the dead dates to the beginning of the new kingdom, which is around 1,500 years older than christianity not 5,000 years. What the book of the dead phrased i have not stolen became thou shall not steal, i have not killed became thou shall not kill, i have not told lies became thou shall not bare false witness and so forth. Im not saying all commandments of the bible matches what is in the book of the dead. Egypt 42 laws of maat vs 10 commandments whats the problem. Are the 10 commandments taken from the egyptian book of. Were the ten commandments actually copied from the egyptian. The ten commandments and the egyptian book of the dead.
The ten commandments didnt come from the egyptian book of. The twelve commandments and the egyptian book of the dead. Book of shadows, printable pages of herbs, witchcraft, herbal grimoire bos sheets, magick potion, spell ingredient, green witch, herbarium 1. Are the ten commandments taken from the fortytwo precepts of maat. They contain instructions for life after death, a sort of manual. There is reason to seriously consider at least 8 of the christian ten commandments were based on maat or maat, an ancient ethical and moral principle that every egyptian citizen was expected to follow throughout their daily lives.
Moses used the concept of fire to receive the ten commandments because in ancient kemet egypt the spiritual godforce was represented by fire. The bible was copied from the egyptian book of the dead dr. If this is your first time here, please read the comment policy so that you understand the guidelines for commenting here. Were the ten commandments taken from the egyptian book of the. Are the 10 commandments taken from the egyptian book of the dead. It reveals the reason the egyptians built the pyramids, its the first written description of any religion, and it is the likely source of the 10 commandments. The original egyptian name for the text, transliterated rw nw prt m hrw, is translated as book of coming forth by day or book of emerging forth into the light. Egyptian book of the dead 240 bc the papyrus of ani the egyptian book of the dead translated by e.
Are the ten commandments taken from the fortytwo precepts of. The book of the dead is an ancient egyptian funerary text generally written on papyrus and. The file above, which appears at on the internet at sacredtexts for the first time is a faithful etext of the 1895 edition of the e. The book of the covenant may well have many similarities with mesopotamian codes, but the document that is at the heart of the covenant, the decalogue, 17 is closer to the egyptian mindset, and chapter 125 of the book of the dead in particular. First, the egyptian book of the dead was considered to be the bible of ancient egypt and was therefore treated with great respect and consideration. Oct 10, 2009 the book of the dead was buried with the corpse to act a sort of instruction manual to the afterlife which also contained magical spells and protection charms. The hebrew version 10 commandments originates also in egypt 1490 bce hebrew exodus from egypt. Although the egyptian book of the dead is often described as the ancient egyptian bible or a scary book of the occult, it is actually neither.
Hood, the decalogue and the egyptian book of the dead, australian journal of jewish. The ten commandments given by god to moses on the top of mount sinai are clearly set in an egyptian tradition and would seem to have common roots with the egyptian book of the dead. The 42 commandments of ancient egypt the ten commandments, eight of them at least, were taken from the egyptian principles of maat written at least 2000 years earlier. Obadele kambon has referred to the bible as a false book wholly based on plagiarized texts, lies and deceit. But i think it was the general idea, and not a direct copying from the book of the dead. The 10 commandments didnt come from the egyptian laws directly but any truth in them comes from the natural law which ultimately comes from god.
What is the difference between the 10 commandments and the 42. Was the ten commandment plagiarized from the egyptian book of. According to him, biblical concepts, doctrines and text were copied from theegyptian pyramid text, the cof. The book of the dead is a series of rites, prayers, and myths containing the egyptian beliefs about the afterlife. Many religious liberals, historians, and secularists have concluded that the hebrew scriptures ten commandments were based on this earlier document, rather than viceversa. Wallace budge translation of the egyptian book of the dead. Nov 18, 2012 spell 125 of the book of the dead, contrary to the book of exodus, contains a moral code represented in a form of negative confession that the dead person has to recite when he descends to the hall of the two truths. I have done away sin for thee and not acted fraudulently or deceitfully. Wallis budge hymn to osiris homage to thee, osiris, lord of eternity, king of the gods, whose names are manifold, whose forms are holy, thou being of hidden form in the temples, whose ka is holy. If this is your first time here, please read the comment policy so that you understand the guidelines for commenting here in this series, i will be spending some time refuting the assertion that the ten commandments originated from the egyptian book of the deadmore specifically, from the negative confession in the papyrus of ani. Originally the spells were painted on the walls of tombs, sarcophogi, and other objects, but eventually they were written on papyrus. Apr 27, 2017 the negative confession included in this text follows this same paradigm as it would have been written for ani, not for anyone else. Sep 14, 2015 as the ancient egyptian book of the dead can be consider the forefather of the bible and quran, correspondingly the 42 negative confessions can be considered the forefather of the law of moses and especially of the ten commandments. These commandments are taken from the egyptian book of the dead written centuries before the story of moses and his encounter with god this is one of many examples of the claim.
The book of the dead is an ancient egyptian funerary text generally written on papyrus and used from the beginning of the new kingdom around 1550 bce to around 50 bce. The 10 commandments and the egyptian book of the dead. How come the 10 commandments came from the egyptian book. The jews worshipped the true god and the egyptians didnt. Egyptian book of the dead 42 negative confessions house. Egyptian book of the dead ancient history encyclopedia. The morals in the 10 commandments are taken from the egyptian book of the dead. There seems to be a similarity between the moral codes of the ancient egyptians and the early israelites. The book of the dead was a compilation of 42 egyptian negative commandments that a pharaoh had to answer negatively to in order to enter heaven. Even the big 10 where in the book of the dead does it mention the one and only true god of noah and abraham men who already knew all these social laws from very long before the book of the dead. This featurelength special follows the egyptian book of the dead from creation around 1800 bc near the site of the egyptian city of thebes, to rediscovery and theft in 1887 ad. Originally the spells were painted on the walls of tombs, sarcophogi, and other.
Jan 03, 2017 egypt 42 laws of maat also known as 42 positive pontifications to maat or 42 negative confessions vs 10 commandments whats the problem because the black conscious community dont follow none of. Download the egyptian book of the dead full pdf ebook. The fortytwo precepts of maat are a list of principles named after an ancient egyptian goddess of truth, justice, and order. The ancient egyptians seemed to be living in a constant state of fear. Was the ten commandment plagiarized from the egyptian book of the dead declaraion of innocence before the neteru of the tribunal. The twelve commandments and the egyptian book of the dead book summary. Fear of stuff in this life and fear of what they think could happen in the next life. Aug, 2019 there are a lot of issues here, so ill tackle them one by one. In the bible, the ten commandments were given to moses on mount sinai, and were written on stone tablets, allegedly by the hand of god himself. The film comments, and as far as the ten commandments, they are taken outright from spell 125 of the egyptian book of the dead. How do christians explain the similarities between the ten.
A possible origin of the ten commandments religious tolerance. However when one examines chapter 125 of the egyptian book of the dead around 2600 b. Next, in the torah there are actually 6 commandments and the book of the dead certainly does not cover or mimic anywhere near all of these. The egyptian forty two commandments maat right and truth long before the so called ten commandments the ancient egyptian developed the highest and most sophisticated cosmic law till our modern times, the egyptian commandments included rape and forced sex and harming beasts and animals and much more. There seems to be a similarity between the moral codes of the ancient egyptians and the early.
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