Hi everyone! Another great Manchester Ancient Egypt Society lecture lined up for you this Monday!

11 November Michael Tunnicliffe

As in other ancient cultures such as Greece and Israel, there was not just one ‘creation Story’ in ancient Egypt. Rather each major temple claimed its god as the original Creator deity, and they told stories of how things came to be ‘in the beginning’. Often in comparison with the philosophies of Greece, or the sweep of Genesis 1, the Egyptian “myths” are seen as primitive, stories for children. Yet in their own way they are as deep and philosophical as any in the ancient world and as intriguing as the Big Bang story told by modern cosmologists. This lecture will examine four of the accounts, and try to get behind the complex theological arguments portrayed in story form.

Michael Tunnicliffe is a freelance tutor in Adult Education. He holds degrees in Theology from the Universities of Birmingham and Cambridge and completed the Certificate in Egyptology at Manchester.  He is a long term member of MAES, and served for 6 years on the committee.

This is an online lecture – doors open 7:30pm (GMT) and the lecture begins at 8pm. Free to MAES members (you will receive an email link). Guests welcome (£5) via Eventbrite.