This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Thanatosimii (talk | contribs) at 23:46, 30 September 2006. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 23:46, 30 September 2006 by Thanatosimii (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Ahmed Osman (born 1934, Cairo) is an Egyptian-born author, who has published several books on the Ancient Egypt in which he has advanced extravagant ideas on the origins of Judaism and Christianity.
Osman was a law student at Cairo University before becoming a journalist. He moved to London in 1964. He became interested in possible links between the Bible and recent archeological discoveries in Egypt, looking for possible reasons for the historical tension between Egypt and Israel.
Osman has speculated that Joseph was the Egyptian official Yuya, the father-in-law of Amenhotep III. Osman also identifying Moses with the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten. Osman's arguments are that similarities between Atenism and Judaism include monotheism, a ban on idol worship, and the similarity of the name Aten to the Hebrew Adon, or "Lord".
Mainstream Egyptologists do not agree with his theories, some even rejecting them as nonsense. Although Egyptologists do not usually take the time to interact with theories they view as nonsense, Donald Redford wrote a scathing review of Stranger in the Valley of the Kings for BAR. Osman states that the reason mainstream Egyptologists do not accept his theories and the theories of others is because, "Egyptologists have established their careers on their interpretations", no matter how unlikely they may be, and that to accept other theories could give them less authority.
Works
- Stranger in the Valley of the Kings: Solving the Mystery of an Ancient Egyptian Mummy (1987)
- alternate edition: Stranger in the Valley of the Kings: The Identification of Yuya as the Patriarch Joseph (1988)
- alternate edition: Hebrew Pharaohs of Egypt: The Secret Lineage of the Patriarch Joseph (2003)
- Moses: Pharaoh of Egypt: The Mystery of Akhenaten Resolved (1990)
- alternate edition: Moses and Akhenaten: The Secret History of Egypt at the Time of the Exodus (2002)
- The House of the Messiah: Controversial Revelations on the Historical Jesus (1992)
- alternate edition: The House of the Messiah: A Brilliant New Solution to the Enduring Mystery of the Historical Jesus (1994)
- alternate edition: Jesus in the House of the Pharaohs: The Essene Revelations on the Historical Jesus (2004)
- Out of Egypt: The Roots of Christianity Revealed (1999)
- Out of Egypt: Embracing the Roots of Western Theology (2001-2)
- Christianity: An Ancient Egyptian Religion (2005)
References
- ^ http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/672/profile.htm
- http://www.metimes.com/articles/normal.php?StoryID=20050408-051324-4388r
- Redford, Donald B. Review of Stranger in the Valley of the Kings by Ahmed Osman. BAR 15/2 p.8