A possible origin of the ten commandments religious tolerance. Some of the spells included were drawn from these older works and date to the 3rd millennium bce. Ramses was jealous of moses for all kinds of reasons, this cunning manipulative lady not being the least of them. 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. The book of the dead was most commonly written in hieroglyphic or hieratic script on a papyrus. Mar 04, 2018 the title of the video is selfexplanatory. Egyptian religion, revelation of the torah posted on april 2, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate i just watched the 2006 movie, the ten commandments, starring among others dougray scott, naveen andrews sayid from lost, and omar shariff. The egyptian book of the dead quotes by muata ashby.
The popes are not up for kill, but the word of the scriptures are up for kill. Egyptians believed that if the person had committed sin during his or her lifetime. With such a background you can guess that this book follows the basic evangelical theology and interpretation of exodus not that there is anything wrong with this view. The book of the dead is the name now given to a collection of religious and magical texts known to the ancient egyptians as the chapters of comingforth by day. Dec 10, 2017 in exodus 20 we read the account of god giving his redeemed through the red sea people the ten commandments. And as far as the ten commandments, they are taken outright from spell 125 of the egyptian book of the dead. Kwame nantambu is a parttime lecturer at cipriani college of labour and. Dec 18, 2009 moses then collapsed the 42 negative confessions into the ten commandments and he continued to embrace the concept of monotheism. The 42 commandments of ancient egypt culturalhealth. In the book of the dead in the book of the dead the. Moses used the concept of fire to receive the ten commandments because in ancient kemet egypt the spiritual godforce was represented by fire. How come the 10 commandments came from the egyptian book. 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, a process begun as early as 4100bc.
And the person of today who wants to understand more about ancient egyptian beliefs regarding death and the afterlife would do well to read the egyptian book of the dead. A comparison of the book of the dead text with the version of the ten commandments found in exodus 20. I just watched the 2006 movie, the ten commandments, starring among others dougray scott, naveen andrews sayid from lost, and omar shariff. View in the book of the dead from anth 200 at suny oneonta. Demille was perched on top of a ladder delivering his customarily longwinded directions through a megaphone to the hundreds of extras involved in the scene. Bunson notes, these spells and passwords were not part of a ritual but. The book of coming forth by day or spells for going forth by day and a. Charlton hestons death got me to start looking at the ten commandments over the past couple nights since i hadnt seen it in a while. They also regarded the name and shadow of a person as living entities, part of the. The ten commandments comes from the egyptian book of the.
Apr 26, 2017 can you prove that the ten commandments were copied from the egyptian book of the dead. Were the ten commandments actually copied from the egyptian. The book of the dead was a compilation of 42 egyptian negative commandments that a pharaoh had. When god has given these ten commandments, the people were afraid and told moses, you speak to us, and we will listen. The ten commandments comes from the egyptian book of the dead.
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. The morals in the 10 commandments are taken from the egyptian book of the dead. It sees the reality not subject to emotional or personal error. Oct 26, 2007 moses used the concept of fire to receive the ten commandments because in ancient egypt the spiritual god force was represented by fire. Do not curse god do not scorn god do not abandon your parents do not defile the wife of a man do not steal do not bear false witness do not defraud the humble man of his property. In exodus 20 we read the account of god giving his redeemed through the red sea people 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. I believe the account of the ten commandments is older than the egyptian book of the dead. Rather, the torah itself becomes part of our own intellect, our very selves. Anne baxter played this like a real tramp the ten commandments every easter at grandmom and granddads. I have not plundered the offerings of the blessed dead. In the book of the dead, the ancient egyptians reveal how to conduct themselves in life in order to get into the next afterlife. One of the first things moses did was reiterate the ten commandments, along with.
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. As the religious tradition of christmas approaches, this article seeks to unlock the mystery behind the origin of the eurochristian ten commandments that moses was supposed to have received from god on mount sinai. Is it strange that the ten commandments is found in the book. 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 egyptian book of the dead addeddate 20151017 17. 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. The ten commandments movie anne baxter and yul brynner. Real origin of the ten commandments trinidad and tobago. Were the ten commandments taken from the egyptian book of the.
There seems to be a similarity between the moral codes of the ancient egyptians and the early israelites. I have not carried away the khenfu cakes from the spirits of the dead. 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. The ten commandments 1956 costumes yul brynner, movie. Comparing another translation of the book with the king james version of exodus. 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. The 10 commandments and the egyptian book of the dead exit. Oct 09, 2010 8 of the 42 highlighted in red come down to use directly as part of the modern 10 commandments. Now, paramount pictures has done a complete restoration of the movie to release on bluray, the topoftheline video format today, and the ten commandments has never looked better. Egyptian book of the dead ancient history encyclopedia. However, if you are correct and the ten commandments are found in an earlier dating than the torah, i. Three new, nonsecular commandments are added, one about not honoring the other gods, the honoring of their parents, and the one that included their neighbors wives and slaves as coveted chattel. The movie made certain claims about egyptian religion.
The ten commandments didnt come from the egyptian book of the dead. These are their guidelines for religious, social and civil affairs of course, the law could never bring people to salvation because none. Are the ten commandments taken from the fortytwo precepts. The egyptian text, though, is more focused on magic and merit or having. The casts preformance is outstanding, and the scenery is impressive itself. The ten commandments 1956 enjoying a life of ease in the court of egypts pharaoh, moses charlton heston discovers his hebrew heritage and, later, gods expectations of him. Is the negative confession in the egyptian book of the dead the source for seven of the ten mosaic commandments. Here are the comparisons between the 10 commandments and he book of the dead.
Only if the book of the dead actually contains such laws and admits that they were plagiarized from the code of hammurabi, the same place from which the biblical writers stole them. 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. 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. Were the ten commandments actually copied from the egyptian book of the dead. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in. Now, paramount pictures has done a complete restoration of the movie to release on bluray, the topoftheline video format today, and the. Charlton heston gives his thrilling preformance of moses, a hebrew child found by and egyptian princess and raises him as her own. Originally the spells were painted on the walls of tombs, sarcophogi, and other objects, but eventually they were written on papyrus.
The reality is that there is no such thing as exodus. The ten commandments and the egyptian book of the dead. Publication date 1904 topics book of the dead, egyptian. In the most general terms, the book of the dead was a book of spells both religious and magical. Maybe my favorite part of the book was the section on the plagues and the exodus, which was filled with insights on the gods of egypt. The precepts of maat are found in inscriptions in tombs and on some papyrus records.
The book of the dead is believed to have influenced the ten commandments given to moses it reads exactly like them, except in the negative registry. The book of the dead is an ancient egyptian funerary text generally written on papyrus and. 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. As the most expensive film ever made in its day nears its 60th anniversary, exclusive set photos from the ten commandments were shared with thr. Are the 10 commandments taken from the egyptian book of the dead. According to biblical scholars, the ten commandments were written by god upon two. The fortytwo precepts of maat are a list of principles named after an ancient egyptian goddess of truth, justice, and order. He was not some allegorical figure created in an attempt to lend credence to some fantasy. From the egyptian book of the dead, the 42 principles of maat. So all the people stayed there, while moses went up to the thick darkness where god was.
The ten commandments didnt come from the egyptian book of. In other words, the religion of the followers of moses today is afrikan in origin, including christianity. Consider this, the 10 commandments, unlike the rest of the mosaic law, was to be handed over to the people, written in stone by the finger of god. The 10 are unmediated and come to the people straight from god. Not all of them predate the torah so just citing a book of the dead doesnt actually prove your point. 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. After zeitgeist makes the claim that the childhood story of moses is a plagiarized piece of pagan lit a claim refuted here it goes on to make further accusations of plagiarism about moses attacking the biblical account of the ten commandments as an imitation of other similar stories in ancient paganism. Their principal aim was to secure for the deceased a satisfactory afterlife and to give him the power to leave his tomb when necessary. Copies of the book of the dead written on papyrus rolls were placed in the tombs of. Publication date 1904 topics book of the dead, egyptian language publisher london. Moses used the concept of fire to receive the ten commandments because in ancient egypt the spiritual god force was represented by fire. In the book of the dead in the book of the dead the ancient. The egyptians of pharaonic times thought a great deal about their mortality about death and the afterlife all of which makes them very much like many people of today. The ten commandments and the egyptian book of the dead part 1 the introduction welcome to exit churchianity.
The ten commandments and the egyptian book of the dead part 1. The book of the dead was part of a tradition of funerary texts which includes the earlier pyramid texts and coffin texts, which were painted onto objects, not papyrus. I will be speaking on attacks in the form of misinformation being launched against the christian faith in. Ten of these were pinched by the freed clergy of the judeans in ba. Youll be walking around their afterlife thinking, am i dead or is this just another tuseday. The egyptian book of the dead is a collection of spells which enable the. The ten commandments and the egyptian book of the dead part. Is it strange that the ten commandments is found in the. Are the ten commandments taken from the fortytwo precepts of. The ten commandments 1956 costumes yul brynner, movie stars. Moses used the concept of fire to receive the ten commandments because in. It is just an observation for those of you who have studied that part of the bible in college, bible studies, church training schools, etc. By the modern jewish reckoning of pentecost on sivan 6, the ten commandments were given 11 days after pentecost. Many religious liberals, historians, and secularists have concluded.
According to hollywood lore, while filming the orgy sequence that precedes moses descent from mount horeb with the two stone tablets on which the ten commandments are engraved, cecil b. First, we have a priest telling little moses that there are as many gods as there are people, and that they had no origin, for theyre part of the. For example, the book of the dead says i have not stolen, whereas the corresponding commandment is thou shall not steal. The passage you noted bears no resemblance to the commandments in the hebrew bible. 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. The egyptian book of the dead addeddate 2015 10 17 17. The ten commandments is demilles great version of the famous bible story. Posted can you prove that the ten commandments were copied from the egyptian book of the dead. But is there any other reckoning by which the ten commandments could have been given on pentecost. While the ten commandments of jewish and christian ethics are rules of conduct laid. Are the ten commandments taken from the fortytwo precepts of maat.
After the ten plagues, moses led the exodus of the israelites out of egypt and across the red sea, after which they based themselves at mount sinai, where moses received the ten commandments. The book of coming forth by day by muata ashby 153 ratings, 4. Are the ten commandments based on the fortytwo principles of. 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. Were the ten commandments taken from the egyptian book of. The theme of death and the afterlife was one of the most prominent ones in the texts. The 10 commandments and the egyptian book of the dead. Jan 12, 2008 only if the book of the dead actually contains such laws and admits that they were plagiarized from the code of hammurabi, the same place from which the biblical writers stole them. Egyptian religion was a polytheistic belief, and hundreds of gods and goddesses. If this is your first time here, please read the comment policy so that you understand the guidelines for commenting here. This is the landing page for the series on the ten commandments and the egyptian book of the dead.
Were the ten commandments actually copied from the. Demille was one of hollywoods great showmen, and the ten commandments is probably his greatest masterpiece. Seems as though the ten commandments are up for the kill by the none believing world. I have written two romance novels with egypt as their location.
Posted on june 11, 2017 november 17, 2017 by evelyn. This fascinating documentary takes a look at the ancient egyptian book of the dead, a scroll created in 1880 bce, and lost until 1887. Are the 10 commandments taken from the egyptian book of. Agreed by many scholars to be the origin of portions of the. Study your bible and you would see that the ten commandments were not given by man, but by the lord according to the hebrew scriptures. Private printing for the society of biblical archaeology collection americana digitizing sponsor brigham young university. 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. Moses said that he could not speak eloquently, so god allowed aaron, his brother, to become his spokesperson. Heston does indeed have the great physical stature and powerful voice that the obituaries have all commented on. 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. However, if you are correct and the ten commandments are found in an earlier dating than the torah, i really dont see why that would be strange at all. Three new, nonsecular commandments are added, one about not honoring the other gods, the honoring of their parents, and the one that included. 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.