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Yosef Alfredo Antonio ben-Jochannan, Ph.D. (Educator, Author, Historian, Egyptologist, Scholar par excellence, Former Chairman of the African Studies Committee at the headquarters of UNESCO, Professor Emeritus at Cornell University, 360° Grand Master in the Craft of Amen-Ra)Yosef Ben-Jochannan

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Yosef Alfredo Antonio ben-Jochannan, Ph.D. (Educator, Author, Historian, Egyptologist, Scholar par excellence, Former Chairman of the African Studies Committee at the headquarters of UNESCO, Professor Emeritus at Cornell University, 360° Grand Master in the Craft of Amen-Ra)…

Yosef Ben-Jochannan

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http://thedropsquad.com/

Professor Yosef Ben Jochannan is an Egyptologist. Having taught at Cornell

University for over 15 years, Dr. Ben, as he is affectionately known, has lectured widely

on both sides of the Atlantic. His theme - the ancient civilizations of Egypt. His

presentations have placed him in great demand by students and community groups,

especially those of African descent. Perhaps the high regard he enjoys today stems

from his long, unwavering theme that the ancient civilizations along the Nile were

African.

We preached that the so-called major western religions were white folk's religions and

offered the historically incorrect but universally accepted blond-haired, blue-eyed

representation of Jesus Christ as proof that our enemy had become our deity. We

quoted Dr. Carter G. Woodson, who said in his book, The Mis-education of the Negro,

that the European destruction of African civilization was done under the guise of "saving

souls." And we asked the rhetorical question, must one be dehumanized before one's

soul is saved? In retrospect, we had allowed someone else to define our reality.

Yoruba priestess, Iyanla Vanzant says your soul is saved when you accept that the

spirit of God lives in you. She specifically says, "When you can look at yourself, accept

who and what you are and love yourself unconditionally, your soul is saved. Your spirit

is empowered."

Dr. Ben's African Origins of the Major "Western Religions" was one of the vehicles I

used on my journey through the empowerment of my spirit.

"For more than five decades, Dr. Yosef ben-Jochannan, a master teacher, researcher,

author, lecturer, has led what has now become a mass effort to emphasize African

contributions to the world." African Origins of the Major "Western Religions: first

published in 1970, continues to be one of Dr. Ben's most thought-provoking works. "By

highlighting the African influences and roots of these religions (Judaism, Christianity and

Islam), Dr. Ben reveals an untold history that many would prefer to forget."

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His opening sentence sets the tone for the well-researched and documented work.

Dr. Ben says, "I shall show that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are as much African as

they are Asian in origin, and in no sense what-so-ever European as the title, "Western

Religions" suggests;" Dr. Ben's ultimate goal in this work is to show the definite links

between exclusively indigenous traditional African learning systems with these so-called

"Western Religions."

The first chapter is entitled: A Source of African Religions.

Dr. Ben shows how the "Mysteries of Egypt" were developed from the ancient religious

rites of the indigenous Africans who once occupied the lands around the major great

lakes of Central Africa and along the head-waters of the Nile River." And how the

Mysteries of Egypt through the Egyptian Book of the Coming Forth by Day (Book of the

Dead) gave rise to the so-called revealed religions.

Chapter 2, St. Augustine: African Influence in Christianity (The "Christian Church

Fathers").

Dr. Ben says the death of St Augustine in 430 C.E. was the major event in

Christendom's history which started the decline of power and control by the North

African Church (the "Mother Church") In this chapter he discusses the influence St.

Augustine and other indigenous Africans had on the development of the early Christian

Church.

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Chapter 3, Moses: African Influence on Judaism.

In the introduction, Dr. Ben has warned that, "to say at this time that Moses of the

Hebrew (Jewish) religion and peoples, was an indigenous African (Black or Negro),

would create a catastrophic consternation among theological racists ... This would not

stop them from saying that "Moses was found floating down the Nile River in a bulrush

basket." Dr. Ben says many people conveniently forget that the Nile River's source

begins in Uganda. In this chapter, Dr. Ben also juxtaposes works from the Egyptian

Book of the Dead with the Holy Bible and writings attributed to Solomon with those of

Egyptian Pharaohs.

Chapter 4, Bilal: African Influence on Islam.

Hadzart Bilal ibn Rahab know simply as Bilal to most Muslims was a "tall and skinny,

frizzled-hair indigenous Black man (African) of Ethiopia, East Africa." Bilal, a former

slave in Arabia was the Holy Prophet's most ardent supporter and was responsible for

the creation of much of what those of the Islamic faith believe about Heaven and also

many of their original prayers and doctrines. Dr. Ben refers to Bilal as another Augustine

with respect to his influence on the early development of Islam.

Chapter 5, King, Mohammed, Divine, Matthews and Garvey: Religious New

Dimensions. Dr. Ben discusses the influence of Martin Luther King, The Honorable

Elijah Muhammad, Father Divine, Rabbi Wentworth Matthews, and Marcus Garvey on

the religious scene in America. He says that although most of them did not receive the

"Good Negro Seal of Approval," from the allegedly white liberal middle-class community

of the United States, their influence cannot be denied.

Conclusion:

Dr. Ben concludes that the term "Western Religions" "is a misnomer and is as racist as

it sounds." "Western Religions" like "Greek Philosophy," cannot escape its indigenous

African origin says Dr. Ben. His conclusion leads one back to his introduction where he

poses what he calls the "first question:"

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How much longer are we to remain outside of the religions we originated in our

"Mysteries" in Egypt and other High-Cultures along the Nile?

Source of text http://www.raceandhistory.com/Historians/ben_jochannan.htm

Dr. Ben writings and e- Books for download:

RBG Black and Africana

Studies e-Books Collection

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Books by Dr. Ben for purchase

African Origins of Major "Western Religions" by: Yosef A.A. Ben-Jochannan

publisher: Black Classic Press, released: 01 December, 1991 price: $24.95 (new), $23.29 (used)

Africa: Mother of Western Civilization (African-American Heritage Series) by: Yosef Ben-Jochannan

publisher: Black Classic Press, released: 01 August, 1988 price: $34.95 (new), $14.95 (used)

Black Man of the Nile and His Family by: Yosef Ben-Jochannan

publisher: Black Classic Press, released: 01 June, 1989 price: $24.95 (new), $14.50 (used)

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Our Black Seminarians and Black Clergy Without a Black Theology by: Yosef Ben-Jochannan, Dr. Yosef A.A. ben-Jochannan

publisher: Black Classic Press, released: 31 May, 1996 price: $14.95 (new)

The Myth of Exodus and Genesis and the Exclusion of Their African Origins by: Yosef Ben-Jochannan

publisher: Black Classic Press, released: 01 December, 1996 price: $14.95 (new)

The Need for a Black Bible by: Yosef Ben-Jochannan

publisher: Black Classic Press, released: 01 March, 1996 price: $16.95 (new)

Our Black Seminarians and Black Clergy Wit by: Yosef Ben Jochannan

publisher: Black Classic Press price:

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A Chronology of the Bible: Challenge to the Standard Version (B.C.P. Pamphlet) by: Yosef Ben-Jochannan

publisher: Black Classic Press, released: 01 June, 1991 price: $4.00 (new)

From Afrikan Captives to Insane Slaves: The Need for Afrikan History in Solving the "Black" Mental Health Crisis in "America" and the World (Truth & Sanity

Reprint Series) by: Yosef Ben-Jochannan

publisher: Native Sun Publishers, Inc., released: 01 November, 1992 price:

We the Black Jews: Witness to the "White Jewish Race" Myth/ Vols 1 and 2 in One by: Yosef A.A. Ben-Jochannan

publisher: Black Classic Press, released: 01 January, 1993 price: $12.29 (used)