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My ongoing search for the 'historical Jesus' is finally coming to a close. I have been searching since my graduation from Seminary for the 'Jesus Jesus' and not being able to find any demonstrable evidence ...
WAS TUTANKHAMUN THE PROTOTYPE FOR THE 'HISTORICAL JESUS'? #1
The Pharaoh, as seen as the 'son of God', was in the service of Horus and ruled over the whole of Egypt as his servant. In this role he had to keep his people safe, ensure the adequate rising of the Nile, care for the continued existence of those in the beyond by bringing them offerings to feed on, i.e. he had to uphold the divine order of all creation. Egypt called this 'Maat'. It was, perhaps, not so much the man who was identified with Horus himself, but rather the ka of the pharaoh, which while it was the body's twin, was also an expression of the life force, more than just an aspect of his personality.
Answer for yourself: What exactly is the 'ka'?
The Ka, represented by two raised arms, is one of the many spiritual components of gods and humans. The word 'Ka' has regularly been translated as 'life-force' or 'life-energy' for lack of a better translation. In ancient times it may have referred to the 'male potency', but it soon must have come to mean intellectual and spiritual power. There is a difference between the Ka of the gods and the kings on one hand, and the Ka of the common people on the other. Where the Ka of the gods and the kings represent some kind of individuality, {short description of image}the Ka of the common people relates the individual to his or her family. The Kas of common people are there ancestors which are passed on from generation to generation. From the Old Kingdom on, the Ka is represented as a 'double' of the human it is part of, which may be yet another example of the Egyptian dualism. The Ka of the kings was created at the same time as his or her body: in the scenes representing the divine birth of Hatshepsut in her temple at Deir el-Bahari, the god Khnum can be seen fashioning the body and the Ka of the Queen on a potter's wheel. This, however, does not mean that the Ka and the body are inseparable. When the body died, the Ka left the body and joined its divine creator. The phrase 'going to one's Ka' is a euphemism for 'dying'.
The Pharaoh-king was above all the carer of his people, the representation of the Good God and the Good Shepherd, a role often also played by the God Amen (representative and symbol for this 'Invisible Creative Force or Spirit'). So likewise we must understand correctly that the Pharaoh was as the 'Son of God' only His representative and the term again was not to be understood 'literally' as if born 'virginally' by being impregnated 'literally' by God. This concept is totally debased by Christianity as you can tell as they teach that the Jesus of the New Testament is not the biological seed of Joseph. This is totally opposite from what Egypt taught yet similar in 'terms'. Basically, the Egyptians seem to have thought of their pharaohs as touched by the divine, sons and servants of the gods rather than equals of Re or Amen: they were their bridge to the gods and this 'Creative Force' we call God today. Importantly as well these Pharaohs were also the first humans to achieve eternal life after death, joining the gods in the heavens. They were in reality the 'first fruits of the Dead' as have come to think about being 'in Christ'. The Pharaoh being identified with Osiris in death is like being 'in Christ' when we die as well. Being a 'Living Horus' was like being 'in Christ' as we live. The spiritual concepts are the same. By the New Kingdom any Egyptian could hope to identify with Osiris in death as has his Pharaoh-king and thereby perpetuate the immortal constituents which were part of his being for all eternity and be resurrected from the dead as was his Pharaoh-king thanks to the rituals developed in the Old Kingdom for his kings.
We have spoken of the birth of Tutankamun so now let us now focus for a second on the New Testament Jesus. The writer of the Gospel of Luke describes the forthcoming birth of Jesus in the following terms:
http://www.egyptcx.netfirms.com/was_tutankhamun_historical_jesus1.htm
The Pharaoh, as seen as the 'son of God', was in the service of Horus and ruled over the whole of Egypt as his servant. In this role he had to keep his people safe, ensure the adequate rising of the Nile, care for the continued existence of those in the beyond by bringing them offerings to feed on, i.e. he had to uphold the divine order of all creation. Egypt called this 'Maat'. It was, perhaps, not so much the man who was identified with Horus himself, but rather the ka of the pharaoh, which while it was the body's twin, was also an expression of the life force, more than just an aspect of his personality.
Answer for yourself: What exactly is the 'ka'?
The Ka, represented by two raised arms, is one of the many spiritual components of gods and humans. The word 'Ka' has regularly been translated as 'life-force' or 'life-energy' for lack of a better translation. In ancient times it may have referred to the 'male potency', but it soon must have come to mean intellectual and spiritual power. There is a difference between the Ka of the gods and the kings on one hand, and the Ka of the common people on the other. Where the Ka of the gods and the kings represent some kind of individuality, {short description of image}the Ka of the common people relates the individual to his or her family. The Kas of common people are there ancestors which are passed on from generation to generation. From the Old Kingdom on, the Ka is represented as a 'double' of the human it is part of, which may be yet another example of the Egyptian dualism. The Ka of the kings was created at the same time as his or her body: in the scenes representing the divine birth of Hatshepsut in her temple at Deir el-Bahari, the god Khnum can be seen fashioning the body and the Ka of the Queen on a potter's wheel. This, however, does not mean that the Ka and the body are inseparable. When the body died, the Ka left the body and joined its divine creator. The phrase 'going to one's Ka' is a euphemism for 'dying'.
The Pharaoh-king was above all the carer of his people, the representation of the Good God and the Good Shepherd, a role often also played by the God Amen (representative and symbol for this 'Invisible Creative Force or Spirit'). So likewise we must understand correctly that the Pharaoh was as the 'Son of God' only His representative and the term again was not to be understood 'literally' as if born 'virginally' by being impregnated 'literally' by God. This concept is totally debased by Christianity as you can tell as they teach that the Jesus of the New Testament is not the biological seed of Joseph. This is totally opposite from what Egypt taught yet similar in 'terms'. Basically, the Egyptians seem to have thought of their pharaohs as touched by the divine, sons and servants of the gods rather than equals of Re or Amen: they were their bridge to the gods and this 'Creative Force' we call God today. Importantly as well these Pharaohs were also the first humans to achieve eternal life after death, joining the gods in the heavens. They were in reality the 'first fruits of the Dead' as have come to think about being 'in Christ'. The Pharaoh being identified with Osiris in death is like being 'in Christ' when we die as well. Being a 'Living Horus' was like being 'in Christ' as we live. The spiritual concepts are the same. By the New Kingdom any Egyptian could hope to identify with Osiris in death as has his Pharaoh-king and thereby perpetuate the immortal constituents which were part of his being for all eternity and be resurrected from the dead as was his Pharaoh-king thanks to the rituals developed in the Old Kingdom for his kings.
We have spoken of the birth of Tutankamun so now let us now focus for a second on the New Testament Jesus. The writer of the Gospel of Luke describes the forthcoming birth of Jesus in the following terms:
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