Aten

One thing that connects all of us humans in some way is religion. For some it’s a way of life for others it’s just a norm they follow. But we never ask ourselves how our religion got to be at the point where it is now. Roughly 3.8 billion people, over 50% of the world population believes in the Abrahamic idea of God. So how did we go from worshipping many gods thousands of years ago to just worshipping one all knowing God, and what kind of repercussions has that brought upon the world?…

concepts of Monotheism being in place. There seems to be little historical evidence for the Jewish exodus from Egypt and the person of Moses. It is quite possible, for example, that Moses was an Egyptian nobleman or prince influenced by the religion of Aten, since Moses is an Egyptian name meaning "son" and was often used in pharaohs' names. Some rightfully speculate that the ‘Heretic’ Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaton, who tried but failed to establish a monotheistic system in Egypt around 1353 BC,…

KARNAK TEMPLE Karnak temple is one of the largest religious buildings located at Luxor, south of Cairo, Egypt. (Frederick Monderson, 2007 Page10-Page12) In fact, Karnak temple is the modern name while the ancient name was Ipet-isut and the meaning of this temple is “The most sacred of places”. The temple’s covering is about 200 acres and this huge temple has 2000 years history. The Open Air Museum is at the north of the first courtyard. Next, Karnak temple was separate in three parts…