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
and his Monotheist project, Osman questions
the end of the Amarnian Revolution
. Seeing the Gnostic and Essenians documents
as an echo of this tragedy, he finds the ground for an emergence of Christianity
.
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
, noticing however that this Egyptologist
then eludes an essential part in the historical puzzle
.
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.
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