Why did the majority of people change from polytheism to monotheism?
2006-09-26 19:12:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i think it was Aten (the sun disc) the monotheist egyptians worshipped, wasn't it? ie the name of the period's king, Akhenaten
the egyptians were not straight polytheists, they believed their gods were manifestations and aspects of a single divine source in the same way many wiccans do today.
2006-09-26 19:23:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No as they still worshiped the other Egyptian Gods and Goddess.
Ra was the same as the CREATOR in Christianity.
Many religions worshiped the sun at the same time or earlier as it timed the growing and fallow seasons.
Pick up a copy of Jesus, King Arthur. and the Journey of the Grail(the secrets of the sun kings) by Maurice Cotterell Bear & Co.2006. ISBN 1-59143-053-4(ppk.)
2006-09-27 02:31:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently from what I have found El seems to predate him but comes from the area that is now Iraq. These are both "Father" gods that the other gods are created by. Kind of like Chronos or Zeus
2006-09-27 02:17:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ahura Mazda, a Zoroastrian god, is the first monotheistic god. They were in Persia, and predate the Egyptians. Akhenaton was later, and he tried to make Egypt monotheistic, but they didn't buy it.
2006-09-27 03:17:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the Egyptians believed in many gods, hence polytheism.
2006-09-27 02:15:54 · answer #5 · answered by rmtzlr 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Akhenaten, a ruler of ancient Egypt, was actually the founder of the first known monotheistic religion.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhenaton
2006-09-27 02:17:56 · answer #6 · answered by GreenEyedLilo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Could be, the first recorded, unfortunately, the majority didn't, but the Pharaoh (Akenaton) and his entourage did.
2006-09-27 02:18:51 · answer #7 · answered by dot&carryone. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think Roadkill's right. El (or Enki) came before.
2006-09-27 02:22:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
nope
2006-09-27 02:17:26 · answer #9 · answered by esoreinna 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
what about adam (PBUH)? he was worshipping allah only
2006-09-27 02:14:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋