Outline:

Introduction

Divinity (radical dualism)

Christianity

God is benevolent (reference both Kenotic and Coptic Christologies)

Three Trinities: God, Christ, Holy Spirit

Omnipotent

Ancient Egypt

Apotropaic

The same God can help or harm you

Gnosticism

Radical dualism

Alien God and Demiurge (Archons)

Creation

Gnosticism

Demiurge created the world through the pneuma and psyche

God did not create the world

Christianity= God made the world, Genesis, gospel of John

Ancient Egypt= Benu bird and pyramids

The pyramid is also connected with the benu, or phoenix, the

legendary bird that worshipped at Heliopolis as the incarnation of

Re (170, Silverman).
 Benben according to Egyptian creation myths, rose from the

primeval waters, or Nun, at the beginning of time, thereby giving

the creator sun god a place upon which to come into existence.

(170-171, Silverman).

One of the key ideas in Ancient Egyptian polytheism is the Gods

direct relation with Nature. In Ancient Egypt, their main source of

living was along the Nile River. Because of its importance, the

Nile River was

Cosmology

Gnosticism

Geocentric

Ancient Egypt= natural phenomena, Ra, Atum, Kemet vs. Deshret

Christianity= Good god created a good world, free to choose whether we

want Gods love or not

Theodicy (divine justice)

Gnosticism

God is benevolent, however, God did not create the world, the demiurge did

Ancient Egypt= discuss good and bad side of Gods

Add the importance of heka and magic

Christianity

God is benevolent and also would go through suffering with us

Suffering

Reference Docetic Christology

Personal Assessment

Buddhism= One can remove themselves of suffering by following the Eightfold Path