The Moses Mystery: The Egyptian Origins of the Jewish People

Awesome book

Read an research for your self. If you don’t then you cannot prove or disprove what someone has said or written. Speak with knowledge of a thing. Because everything else is second hand.

Very insightful information about the origins of the Hebrew faith. Makes very good sense. The Hebrews didn't become "Hebrews" and later Jews until after Abram migrated to ancient Egypt (Kemet). If one has any background in Kemetic religious and spiritual principles, its easy to see the parallels between their religious system and Hebrew/Judaism. The migrants from Ur learned from the Kemites as did the Greeks who came later.

clear insights, easy reading and full of information on archeologia...

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Seeking the truth of who Moses was. Great read

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I am a Christian, and an old one. Bible studies have in no way been part of my career. I am not an "atheist" . The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary gives 2 definitions of the word "agnostic". First, it defines the word as "someone who holds the view that nothing can be known of the existence of God or anything beyond material phenomena". Secondly it says: "A person who is uncertain or non-committal about a particular thing".I believe that humans possess something more than mere intellect. It is the Soul. Because why, no matter where they are, all humans have believed that there is something beyond the mere "knowable"?Unfortunately the Bible, both the Hebrew section (the "Old Testament") and the New Testament offend our "intellects". We cannot see it as "history"; and our souls need something to support our beliefs. Our souls need our intellects to give credence to our beliefs.This book, written by a man of the Jewish faith, sets out his version of the origins of the Jewish people. It looks particularly at the Exodus, and the "Patriarchs" (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob). He boldly asserts that what the Bible says about the Patriarchs is "false". And he then proceeds to set out, not based entirely on evidence, but on the impossibility that what the Bible asserts about them could be right.I can't say that I believe that what he claims is right or wrong. There may be others with an opposing view. But if those authors can be seen as objective, even if, perhaps like Greenberg, they unconsciously and unintentionally see things in a certain way, then that merely highlights the problem we have when we read history, or indeed when we read, or see the presentation of today's "News".For all that, though, it is an important book.I would recommend that one should read this together with another of his books "101 Myths of the Bible". Along with these one should also read the works of Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman, as well as the works of Bishop John S Spong, who aims to rescue the Bible from a Fundamentalist viewpoint.I refer you to the Amazon sites for information about them. I purchased practically all of them through its network.My conclusion: They are all eye-openers and very good reads. But, this is clear: We Will Never Know.Kenneth Cooper

The Moses Mystery advances a most interesting theory of the identity of Moses by connecting Moses with the monoteistic pharaoh Aknaten. Gary Greenberg argues most convincingly, and it makes sense to me, but I don't know how well his theory goes down with the establishment. It can be somewhat difficult to follow all the names and dates without a thorough understanding of bible geneaology and egyptology. Gary Greenberg seems well at home with both. But I could have used some good overview charts to help me not get lost.