Historicity of Christianity
in light of Modern Science

Abstract of the Conference

The 20th Century has not been zealous in facing the synthesis of three findings : Akhnaton's Monotheism (in Ancient Egypt), the Gnostic Library of Nag Hammadi (in Ptolemaic Egypt), and the Dead Sea Scrolls (in Israel) - for they seem to reopen a debates about the foundations of religions. Christianity for example, has always been confronted with the absence of historical evidence for Jesus life; and Archeology may underline this situation.

In an attempt for this synthesis, Ahmed Osman suggests that evidence demonstrates to the modern Age that Jesus Christ was a political and/or spiritual icon, and never existed in his alleged time. He claims that earlier events, in Ancient Egypt, offer the key to a Christian invention. Beginning with compelling revelations about Akhnaton's ascendants see Yuya=Joseph and his Monotheist project, Osman questions the end of the Amarnian Revolution see Akhnaton=Moses . Seeing the Gnostic and Essenians documents as an echo of this tragedy, he finds the ground for an emergence of Christianity see Tut=Jesus .

Dr. William Theaux has also investigated these topics with the tools of Psychohistory  . He finds a compelling confirmation for his own work in Osman's first step see Theaux' first page on Osman , noticing however that this Egyptologist then eludes an essential part in the historical puzzle see Theaux' second page on Osman . Dr. Theaux brings Greece into the frame. There, Osman's first discovery dramatically expands, yet amazingly it also reverses his conclusion about Christianity. In this large span, the reason for the Man Jesus is embedded.


Apparently Science with Spirituality display a double mechanism : early views are repressed and they seem to endanger a credo when they are rediscovered. Yet, when they are welcome and considered for possible admission, they reveal their unseen dimension which actually strengthens the credo with clearer identity.
The long time weakness of Christianity may have proven his purpose. It can now confront the light of rationalism and the perspective of invalidation. The experience shows that reason turns it to its advantage. This legendary model of reward, already seen with Abraham accepting the killing of his son, encourages Christianity today to face its faith in science and reason.
With its rejuvenated identity, the Christian message of Knowledge is strengthened to meet the challenges of its Time.






LINKS

Osman's thesis on origins of Christianism

Theaux' suggestion after Osman's thesis

The Key
in Akhnaton's experience
in Akhnaton with the dawn of Greece
in Akhnaton's long term effects

The theory of the Unconscious applied to Civilization


appendice

Egyptological facts
Freud's early work
an early animated picture in akhnton.com
The Art of Memory revived




© William Theaux 1949-1999