Ancient Egyptian Religion

The Egyptian religion is one of the oldest practices when looking at how religions evolve over time. Egyptian religion is seen as a basis of many religions today such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam today, and many of their roots come from Egyptian practices. They had many gods that they worshiped within the duration of the religion which only ended when Christianity came to a head. The Egyptian religions had many gods that they worshiped, and their practices influence many religions today.
Osiris was the god of agriculture. He makes it possible for the crops to grow and the feral Earth to thrive. Osiris had a brother, Set, who was so jealous of his popularity and praise that he killed Osiris. Set then cut his brother up into fourteen pieces
Aten, an Egyptian god, is described as the only reason people can flourish in life. Aten is the “lord of the disk” who brings light to all of his creations. The king perceives the Aten as the way of life or death. The darkness and cold can also be perceived as death and danger. The hymn mentions when speaking of darkens that “all creeping things bite.” Aten chases the darkness away and gives all living things light so that they can live, grow, and be safe. All beasts rise and plats grow once the Aten has shone his face; therefore, without his light the world cannot thrive. Later in the Hymn it is mentioned that Aten made the sky so that he had a place to watch his creations in the
Many of Christianity’s traditions are thought to come from Egyptians. There are links between the two from the Old Testament; there are also links between the Hymn to the Aten and Psalms 104. These two both speak of one god and how he created all man. Some of the ideas in the Old and New Testament were Egyptian practices, and some of the practices in Christianity can be traced back to Egypto-Hellenistic forms. Two other Egyptian traditions that can be traced to Christianity is Judgment day and Trinity which is the concept of “three- in-one.” Both texts speak of similar mind sets. There is a mention in both as darkness being death, and they speak of danger in the darkness. The theme running though the two is the concept of light. That in the one true gods light one can live a see and live safely. Although the light is the running theme in both, it leans more towards the Hymn to the Aten because the light, form Aten, literally protects all people. While in psalms 104 it is interpreted as more towards god watching over all people in the day time because he can keep a clearer eye on them with the