Is it possible that it is because the idea of one true God was just a way to shorten an already extensive religion in the Middle East?Did you know that the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Menes, who ruled (2950 - 3110 B.C.E.), did this when he consolidated the worship of Gods to one God known as Ptah?
2006-08-07 21:02:44 · 7 answers · asked by EasterBunny 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sorry, adyghe1985 is correct about Ahkenaton being the first to impose a monotheistic idealogy in ancient Egypt.
2006-08-07 21:22:08 · update #1
The Roman Empire invented "Christianity" to do just that. There were so many different religions it was causing a problem. So, Constantine invented a "universal religion" that incorporated the Hebrew religions & paganism.
It is now called "Christianity," but it is more pagan than Hebrew.
Amazing how few people had heard of the Hebrew God until Constantine forced everyone to adopt him (it?) as their "God."
2006-08-07 21:08:27 · answer #1 · answered by Left the building 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually Akenatan worshipped a monotheistic god but he required his followers to worship a trinity composed of himself, his wife and the almighty represented by the sun. He was interesting guy I wish there was more to know about him.
2006-08-07 22:17:50 · answer #2 · answered by neveroutnumbered 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, Ahkenaton was the first to impose total monotheism upon the Egyptians. Until then Egypt was mostly polytheistic.
2006-08-07 21:11:58 · answer #3 · answered by Adyghe Ha'Yapheh-Phiyah 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fact that someone was alive to write these writings is proof of one true God! The same is true of today!
2006-08-07 21:10:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
whole freaking LOTS of ancient writings were burned sight-unseen by Jesuit preists and Catholic missionaries, destroying thousands of years worth of history and culture. it might have been there, but if it was, it's long gone now.
2006-08-07 21:07:34 · answer #5 · answered by mischugenah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THERE IS the bible is compiled of the oldest copies of anicent writings proven by multiple copies we believe in other documents as fact when they don't have nearly as much to back them up as the Bible does.
BC is Before Christ duh! and even than people did beleive in one God.
2006-08-07 21:06:46 · answer #6 · answered by double v 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you read the book of Mormon? just like the bible has writings of prophets of the eastern hemisphere, the BOM has prophets in it from the western hemisphere.
2006-08-07 21:07:53 · answer #7 · answered by singitoutloudandclear 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋