, was no longer Isis, but Mary whom the Monophysites styled Θεοτοκος [mother of god]. ”— Wallis Budge (1904), The Gods of Egypt, Volume Two (pgs. 220-21) (Ѻ)
In religio-mythology, Wallis Budge (1857-1934) (IQ:155|#540) (RMS:67) (CR:107) was an English Egyptologist noted for his 1895 English translation of the Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyris of Ani), and various publications to follow, in which he laid out the basic outline foundation of Egyptian theology, or Ra theology in core structure, wherein after it began to become apparent that Ab-ra-ham-ic theologies (Torah religions) and B-ra-hma-ic theologies (Vedic religions), which constitute over 72 percent of the modern world's belief system, are Egyptian-based religions, in derivative-syncretism structure, such as explained in the 1996-2000 work of American Egyptologist Gary Greenberg and 2003 work of American electrochemical engineer Libb Thims.| Scholar | Span | Notes | |
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| 1. | Samuel Birch (1813-1885) | 1836-1886 | “Birch and Brugsch are the two greatest masters of Egyptology.”— Wallis Budge (1904), The Gods of the Egyptians, V1 (pgs. 63-64) |
| 2. | Peter Renouf (1822-1897) | 1886-1991 | Renouf disliked Budge intensely, considering him to be a "charlatan and a plagiarist", and instead preferred his friend and colleague Edouard Naville to succeed him. [5] |
| 3. | Wallis Budge (1857-1934) | 1891-1924 | |
| 4. | Henry Hall (1873-1930) | 1924-1930 |
“In Osiris the Christian Egyptians found the prototype of Christ, and in the pictures and statues of Isis suckling her son Horus, they perceived the prototype of the Virgin Mary and her Child.”— Wallis Budge (1899), Egyptian Ideas of the Future Life [1]
“It may seem unnecessary to discuss Egyptian monotheism at such length, but the matter is one of great interest and importance because the literature of Egypt proves it to have been in existence in that country for more than three thousand five hundred years before Christ; in fact, Egyptian monotheism is the oldest form of monotheism known to us.”— Wallis Budge (1904), The Gods of the Egyptians, Volume One (pg. 145) [4]
“Much has yet to be done before all the comparisons and connections between the Egyptian and Christian systems can be fully worked out, but the facts quoted above will, perhaps, suggest the importance of the study.”— Wallis Budge (1904), The Egyptian Gods, Volume One (pg. 281) [4]
“We may note in passing another legend, which was popular among the Copts, to the effect that the Virgin Mary once hid herself and her son from their enemies in the trunk of the sycamore at Heliopolis, and that it is based upon an ancient Egyptian myth recorded by Plutarch which declared that Isis hid the body of Osiris in a tree trunk.”— Wallis Budge (1904), The Gods of Egypt, Volume Two (pg. 108)
“The rapid growth and progress of Christianity in Egypt were due mainly to the fact that the new religion, which was preached there by St. Mark and his immediate followers, in all essentials so closely resembled that which was the outcome of the worship of Osiris, Isis, and Horus that popular opposition was entirely disarmed. In certain places in the south of Egypt, e.g., Philae, the worship of Osiris and Isis maintained its own until the beginning of the fifth century of our era, though this was in reality due to the support which it received from the Nubians, but, speaking generally, at this period in all other parts of Egypt Mary the Virgin and Christ had taken the places of Isis and Horus, and the "God-mother" or "mother of the god"— Wallis Budge (1904), The Gods of Egypt, Volume Two (pgs. 220-21) (Ѻ)
“It would be improper to assume that Budge, despite his reluctance to adopt the newer German school pronunciation reform, never made valuable and lasting contributions to mainstream Egyptological studies. It was Budge who originally secured the Papyrus of Ani from Egypt and brought it to the British Museum. For this alone, the world owes him a vote of thanks. His books may be questionable by academic standards, but his output was huge, filling a very long bookshelf indeed, and inspiring generations of interested readers. His publication of the elephant folio editions of The Papyrus of Hunefer and The Papyrus of Ani are reason alone to appreciate his genius. Had it not been for Budge, this present volume would not exist.”— Daniel Gunther (2015), “Thoughts on the 20th Anniversary Edition” in the Faulkner-translation of The Egyptian Book of the Dead (pgs. 21-22) [5]
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| A Dorothy Murdock comparison of Isis suckling Horus to Mary suckling Jesus. (Ѻ) |
