How has Egyptian religion changed?

Answer 1

Egyptian religion has changed greatly from the early days of worshiping a variety of gods. The present day offers a large selection of religions in Egypt including followers of Islam and Christianity.

Answer 2

The ancient Egyptians were polytheists; they believed in the existence of many gods. Christians are monotheists, believing in the existence of only one (true) God.

Ancient Egyptians believed in a complex life after death, part physical, part sprit. They believed you had many souls, some of which would be judged after death ... and which could be killed (or destroyed). All life after death occured in Hadies, or the underworld; but that's not the same as what christians call Hell.

Christianity teaches that we have only one life, with either Heaven or Hell afterwards, not reincarnation.

They also believed the Pharaoh was sent from the gods, was a god, and returned to the gods after death.

Answer 3

The ancient Egyptian religion was a hierarchy based Polytheism. That is, they believed in many gods who each had their standings amongst the gods. For example, Geb and Nut were the parents of Osiris who in turn fathered many lesser gods.

In the medieval age to now, however, the majority of the Egyptians believed in Islam. In 1980 the Republic of Egypt made it their state religion.

The differences between Islam and the Ancient Egyptians therefore are many. For starters the Islamic Religion is Monotheistic, meaning they believe in the one God. As apposed to the Ancient Egyptians who believed that there were many.

I hope this answers your question fully :)

Christianity was introduced into Egypt in the 5th century CE and the old polytheism quickly died out. The Coptic Church as it became known was the main religion until the coming of Islam in the middle ages. There is still a Coptic Christian minority in Egypt today. Christianity is not a monotheistic religion since they believe in the trinity which each one is a god but all are one person but all have diffrnet characteristics!. Judaism on the other hand is like Islam it believes in one god it doesn't believe moses was a god but a mere prophet like Mohammad.

I hope this additional info is of use

Answer 4

ancient Egypt's borders extend further south than modern day Egypt. Egyptians have abandoned the ancient Egyptian Religion and now follow Islam. Egypt is one of the most modern nations in the world and especially Africa.

Answer 5

Judaism differed from other ancient religions (including Egypt) in the following ways:1) It was the only religion in which God spoke to the entire assembled nation (Exodus ch.19) of over two million people.

2) It made a complete break from the surrounding idolatry. Their monotheism (belief in One God) set the Jews apart because other ancient nations did not share it. We've heard (for example) of Greek mythology and Roman mythology. What not everyone is aware of is that idolatry tended to go hand in hand with cruel, licentious and excessive behavior, since the caprices which were narrated concerning the pagan gods were adopted as an excuse to imitate those types of behavior.

(See: cruelties of the polytheists)

Compare that to God, who reveals His attributes in the Torah as wise, kind, holy, and pure. God is One, so the command to imitate His attributes (Deuteronomy 8:6) was (and is) a straightforward matter once one is even minimally familiar with the Torah.

(See: What do Jews believe God is like?)

Accordingly, Judaism was:

3) The only ancient religion in which a large percentage of its adherents were literate and scholars.

4) It was the only religion in which the people were ruled by God, with no need for a king, for several centuries (see Judges 8:23 and 1 Samuel 8:4-7).

5) The concept of morality was also the work of the Hebrews' religion, including the dignity and value of a person. It is the responsibility of the community to support the widow, the orphan, the poor, and the stranger passing through.

6) Under the law of Judaism, everyone had recourse to the courts. A child, widow, wife, poor person, etc., could initiate legal action against any citizen to redress perpetrated harm. Compare this to those societies in which (at most) only mature, land-owning males had rights.

7) Government is accountable to a higher authority. In other ancient societies, the monarch was all-powerful. Among the Israelites, however, the king was under the constant scrutiny of the Divinely-informed prophets, who didn't hesitate to castigate him publicly for any misstep in the sight of God.

(See: What was the role of the Israelite prophets?)

And, other than for the crime of rebellion, the king couldn't punish any citizen by his own decision. He was obligated by the Torah-procedures like everyone else (Talmud, Sanhedrin 19a).

8) A robber repays double to his victim, or works it off. Unlike in many other ancient societies, in Judaism debtors are not imprisoned or harmed. They are made to sell property and/or work to repay what they owe. Compare this to the Roman practice by which anyone could accuse a man of owing them money and the debtor could be killed (Roman Twelve Tables of Law, 3:10).

It is important to note that every one of the above existed in Judaism thousands of years earlier than in other nations. Here's just one example: Infanticide was practiced in classical European nations until Judaism and its daughter-religions put a stop to it.