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.The tombs of Egypt, crowded with mummies which had lain there for centuries, could of course furnish relics more easily than most countries; and Constantinople then received from Egypt a quantity of bones, which were supposed to be those of the martyrs slain in the Pagan persecutions.The Archbishop, John Chrysostome, received them gratefully, andp.118though himself smarting under the reproach that he was not orthodox, according to the measure of the superstitious Egyptians, he thanks God that Egypt, which sent forth its corn to feed its hungry neighbours, could also send the bodies of so many martyrs to sanctify their churches.And Gregory, of Nazianzus, a little before had remarked that Egypt was the most Christ-loving of countries, and adds, with true simplicity, that, wonderful to say, after having so lately worshipped bulls, goats, and crocodiles, it was now teaching the world the worship of the Trinity in the truest form.file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/pierre-emmanuel/./Christianity%20Under%20The%20Byzantine%20Emperors.htm (8 of 9)11/04/2004 22:32:36Christianity Under The Byzantine Emperors.Fig.104.--Isis Rising Heliacally.Next: List of Woodcuts.file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/pierre-emmanuel/./Christianity%20Under%20The%20Byzantine%20Emperors.htm (9 of 9)11/04/2004 22:32:36List of Woodcuts.Sacred Texts Egypt Index Previous Nextp.119LIST OF WOODCUTS.FIG.1.The Winged Sun of Thebes.2.Amun-Ra.3.Mando.4.Hapimou, the Nile.5.Chem.6.Kneph.7.Pthah.8.Neith.9.Isis.10.Athor.11.Pasht.12.Thoth.13.Osiris.14.Horus.15.Anubis.16.Nephthys.17.Typhon.18.Chonso.19.Seb.20.Serapis.21.Amun-Ra, Maut, and Chonso.file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/pierre-emmanuel/.and%20egyptian%20christianity/List%20of%20Woodcuts.htm (1 of 5)11/04/2004 22:32:51List of Woodcuts.22.Horus between Isis and Nephthys.23.Rameses III.between Isis and Nephthys.24.Apis, the sacred bull.25.Uræus or Asp.26.Serapis.27.The title of Zera, Son of the Sun.28.The Birth of Amunothph III.29.The Tree of life and knowledge.30.A Column from Temple of Karnak.31.Plan of Temple of Errebek.32.Portico of the same.33.Plan of Temple of Seboua.34.Plan of Temple of Sarbout of Kadem.35.Portico of Contra-Latopolis.36.Portico of Tentyra restored.37.Plan of the Memnonium.38.View and plan of Temple of Philæ.39.Priest squatting on the ground.40.Crown of Upper Egypt.41.Crown of Lower Egypt.42.Double crown.43.Stone head-rest.44.Border of flower and fruit.45, 46, 47.Emblems of Urim and Thummim.48.The Ark.49.The Singer or Musician.file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/pierre-emmanuel/.and%20egyptian%20christianity/List%20of%20Woodcuts.htm (2 of 5)11/04/2004 22:32:51List of Woodcuts.50.The Prophet or Ventriloquist.51.The Scribe.52.The Serpent Charmer.53.A Priest carrying an hour-glass.54.Statue of a Pastophorus or Shrine-bearer.55.Procession of sacred boats.p.12056.Serpent on a standard.57.Divining cup.58.Priest with leopard skin.59.Votive Pyramid.60.The King, Queen, their Son, and Priests sacrificing.61.Pyramid of Chofo.62.Plan and section of tomb.63.King embracing a god.64.The Conquerors of the great serpent.65.Mummy with three cases.66.Four lesser gods of the dead.67.Isis and Nephthys grieving for the dead.68.Anubis laying out a mummy.69.Basin copied from a water-tank.70.The Trial of the dead.71.Gods mediating for the dead.72.Gods sacrificed as an atonement.73.Soul returning to the mummy.74.Animal body and spiritual body.file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/pierre-emmanuel/.and%20egyptian%20christianity/List%20of%20Woodcuts.htm (3 of 5)11/04/2004 22:32:51List of Woodcuts.75.Enemies under the soles of the shoes.Page 58.Osiris, judge of the dead.Fig.76.Neith with outstretched wings as vault of heaven.77.Pigmy Pthah.78.The same with club.79.The same, Cabeiri and Pit of Fire.80.King appeasing the Cabeiri.81.Chiun with Chem and Ranpo.Anaita worshipped.82.Fire and water offered.82a.Ghosts.p.72.Pit of Fire.Fig.83.Sun worship by Persian Satrap.84.Egyptian Ra altered with rays and hands.p.75.Name of Thaomra.Fig.85.Eleusinian basket and serpent.Page 86.Apis on coins of Cyprus.Fig.86.Horus as vault of heaven.87.Osiris-Horus-Ra.88.Pthah-Horus-Kneph.89.Horus as a child.90.Isis nursing Horus.91.Harpocrates.Page 91.Egyptian gods in Malta.Fig.92.Serpents of good and evil.93.Serapis as serpent of evil.94.Serpent of Evil with glory.file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/pierre-emmanuel/.and%20egyptian%20christianity/List%20of%20Woodcuts.htm (4 of 5)11/04/2004 22:32:51List of Woodcuts.95.Serpent of Evil as Jao.96.Triangular gem.97.Trinity as a Sphinx.98.Conqueror over Evil on horseback.99.Spirit of Evil on horseback.100.Mithra.101.Figure of Jesus in a temple.102.St.Peter worshipped by Rameses II.103.Scarabæus and ball of dirt.104.Isis rising heliacally.Next: Author's Afterwordfile:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/pierre-emmanuel/.and%20egyptian%20christianity/List%20of%20Woodcuts.htm (5 of 5)11/04/2004 22:32:51Author's AfterwordSacred Texts Egypt Index Previousp.121AUTHOR'S AFTERWORDTHE study of error is often only a little less important than the study of truth.The history of the human mind.in its progress from ignorance towards knowledge should tell us the mistakes into which it has sometimes wandered, as well as its steps in the right path.We turn, indeed, with more pleasure to review the sources from which the world has gained any of its valuable truths, in the hope of there finding some further knowledge which may be equally valuable; while for our errors, so long as we are unwilling to acknowledge them to be errors, we too often shut our eyes, and refuse to be shown their origin.The Emperor Marcus, Antoninus, in his philosophical work, mentions the several tutors and friends from whom he gained his good habits, and those views of life which he chiefly valued; but though we must suppose that he was aware of some failings in his character, he does not tell us to which of his companions he owed them.And so it is with the benefits of civilisation, arts, and religion; and also with the evils of superstition.Modern Europe readily acknowledges how many benefits it received from p.122Rome, from Greece, and from Judea, but has been willing to forget how much of its superstition came from Egypt.When Christians shall at length acknowledge that many of those doctrines, which together now make up orthodoxy, or the religion of the majority, as distinguished from the simple religion which Jesus taught and practised; when they shall acknowledge that many of them are so many sad and lamentable errors; then, and not till then, will they seek to know their origin, and enquire from which of the several branches of Paganism they sprung.They will then see that most of the so-called Christian doctrines, that have no place in the New Testament, reached Europe from Egypt, through Alexandria.All nations borrow from others--at least, from.those who are before them in the race of civilization.They borrow from each of their neighbours in those branches of knowledge in which they think they can do so wisely, and what they have taken often shows itself in the language.This can be best explained by instances from our own language [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]