Were Joseph and Imhotep of Egypt The Same Man?
THE GENESIS OF ISRAEL AND EGYPT By Emmet Sweeny, 2001 (2nd ed.) INTRODUCTION One of the perennial ambitions of Christian Europeans, throughout the centuries, has been the verification of the Bible. Beginning with Eusebius, in the 4th century, Christian writers sought to enlist the histories of Mesopotamia and Egypt to answer the attacks of those who viewed the Old Testament as fable or, even worse, as propaganda. In this spirit Eusebius, employing the Egyptian history of the Ptolemaic scholar Manetho, constructed a chronology for Egypt based on biblical timescales. Thus for example he followed earlier Jewish commentators in tying in the start of Egyptian history with the start of Hebrew history. Joseph Imhotep Second in command under Pharoah Second in command under Pharoah Djoser Lived to be 110 years of age Lived to be 110 years of age Great architect and builder Great architect and builder Stored up corn during 7 yrs of plenty Stored up corn during 7 yrs of plenty Saw seven years of
