"The man [Amenhotep IV/Akhenaton] was ready for history, but history was not ready for the man" (Bratton 178). Amenhotep IV ruled Egypt for approximately seventeen years, and in that time dramatically changed Egyptian religion. Amenhotep IV created and implemented the monotheistic practice of Atonis...
Joseph - Rags to Riches (Source Scripture: Genesis 37:2 - 37:36, 39:1 - Genesis 45:28) Through this essay, I will endeavour to describe the role of Joseph in Bible history, why God chose him and how he was different than those around him. ... From this significant position Joseph is able to provide for God's chosen people as well as for Egypt. ...
Ramses demonstrated a distinctive personality through primary sources such as Egyptian texts. ... And in the Hymn to Ramses II he was described as a god; The good god, the strong one, whom men praise, the lord, in whom men make their boast: who protecteth his soldiers, who maketh his boundaries on earth as he will, like Re when he shineth over the circle of the world, - he, the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Usimare-Chosen-of-Re, son of Re, lord of diadems, Ramsesses-Beloved-of-Amun, who is given life. ...
Ancient History 402 Topic Chosen: Akhenaten The Amarna age may have only lasted fewer than 20 years towards the end of the 18th Dynasty, but this period of time saw a great change in the Ancient Egyptian Religious beliefs. ... Using a range of books, primary sources, articles and websites a hypothesis can be made. ...