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03520aam a2200445 i 4500 001 E0630ECEECCE11E5A64DF5B3DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160318010059 008 140708s2015 enkab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2014021568 020 $a 0199792089 020 $a 9780199792085 035 $a (OCoLC)883510631 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d BDX $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d XFF $d OCLCF $d CDX $d CHVBK $d OCLCQ $d CUD $d ERASA $d A7U $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a f-ua--- 050 00 $a BL2443 $b .H635 2015 082 00 $a 299/.31 $2 23 100 1 $a Hoffmeier, James Karl, $d 1951- 245 10 $a Akhenaten and the origins of monotheism / $c James K. Hoffmeier. 264 1 $a Oxford ; $b Oxford University Press, $c [2015] 300 $a xvi, 293 pages : $b illustrations, map ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-287) and indexes. 505 0 $a When the sun ruled Egypt -- Sky and sun together -- The dawn of the Amarna period -- The domain of Aten : the temples of Aten at Karnak -- Finding Aten and founding Akhet-aten -- Aten alone -- Is Atenism monotheism? -- The hymns to Aten : a monotheistic manifesto -- The influence of Atenism in Egypt and the Bible? 520 $a Pharaoh Akhenaten, who reigned for seventeen years in the fourteenth century B.C.E, is one of the most intriguing rulers of ancient Egypt. His odd appearance and his preoccupation with worshiping the sun disc Aten have stimulated academic discussion and controversy for more than a century. Despite the numerous books and articles about this enigmatic figure, many questions about Akhenaten and the Atenism religion remain unanswered. In Akhenaten and the Origins of Monotheism, James K. Hoffmeier argues that Akhenaten was not, as is often said, a radical advocating a new religion, but rather a primitivist: that is, one who reaches back to a golden age and emulates it. Akhenaten's inspiration was the Old Kingdom (2650-2400 B.C.E.), when the sun-god Re/Atum ruled as the unrivaled head of the Egyptian pantheon. Hoffmeier finds that Akhenaten was a genuine convert to the worship of Aten, the sole creator God, based on the Pharoah's own testimony of a theophany, a divine encounter that launched his monotheistic religious odyssey. The book also explores the Atenist religion's possible relationship to Israel's religion, offering a close comparison of the hymn to the Aten to Psalm 104, which has been identified by scholars as influenced by the Egyptian hymn. Through a careful reading of key texts, artworks, and archaeological studies, Hoffmeier provides compelling new insights into a religion that predated Moses and Hebrew monotheism, the impact of Atenism on Egyptian religion and politics, and the aftermath of Akhenaten's reign. 600 00 $a Akhenaton, $c King of Egypt $x Religion. 600 07 $a Akhenaton, $c King of Egypt. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00053306 600 07 $a Echnaton $c AÌgypten, Pharao, $d approximately v14. Jh. $0 (DE-588)118502492 $2 gnd 651 0 $a Egypt $x Religion. 650 0 $a Sun worship $z Egypt. 650 0 $a Monotheism. 650 7 $a Monotheism. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01025714 650 7 $a Religion. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01093763 650 7 $a Sun worship. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01138565 651 7 $a Egypt. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01208755 650 7 $a Monotheismus. $0 (DE-588)4040107-8 $2 gnd 650 7 $a Sonnenkult. $0 (DE-588)4055584-7 $2 gnd 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191210030505.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E0630ECEECCE11E5A64DF5B3DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search