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These 42 declarations of innocence were interpreted by some as possible historical precedents of the Ten Commandments: [11] but, while the Ten Commandments of Judeo-Christian ethics consist of norms attributed to a divine revelation, the "Negative confessions" seem rather as divine transpositions (each corresponding to one of the 42 judging ...
The Assessors of Maat are the 42 deities listed in the Papyrus of Nebseni, [59] to whom the deceased make the Negative Confession in the Papyrus of Ani. [60] They represent the forty-two united nomes of Egypt, and are called "the hidden Maati gods, who feed upon Maat during the years of their lives"; i.e., they are the righteous minor deities ...
in the Negative Confession, it is possible to read an unexpressed "Thou shalt not". [49] While the Ten Commandments of Jewish and Christian ethics are rules of conduct laid down by a perceived divine revelation, the Negative Confession is more a divine enforcement of everyday morality. [ 50 ]
The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day, The First Authentic Presentation of the Complete "Papyrus of Ani", Introduction and commentary by Dr. Ogden Goelet, Translation by Dr. Raymond O. Faulkner, Preface by Carol Andrews, Featuring Integrated Text and Full Color Images, (Chronicle Books, San Francisco) c1994, Rev. ed. c1998.
[42] 71. For 'coming forth by day'. [43] 72. Spell for going out into the day and opening up the tomb. [44] 73. For opening the west by day, for opening the chamber (repeated as chapter 9). [33] 74. Spell for being swift-footed when going out from the earth. [45] 75. Spell for going to Heliopolis and receiving a throne there. [45] 76. Enables ...
Apophatic theology, also known as negative theology, [1] is a form of theological thinking and religious practice which attempts to approach God, the Divine, by negation, to speak only in terms of what may not be said about the perfect goodness that is God.
I have found several sources, including from Yosef A.A. ben-Jochannan, that states that their are 147 Negative Confessions. I think this needs to be clairifed. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.152.26.141 14:20, 27 March 2007 (UTC). Comments number 20 and 21 are identical in the list; this needs tp be double-checked.
The Scots Confession, 1560, and Negative Confession, 1581, introduction by G. D. Henderson (Edinburgh: Church of Scotland, Committee on Publications, 1937). The text of the Confession is reprinted in A Source Book of Scottish History, Volume 3: 1567 to 1707 , eds. W. C. Dickinson and G. Donaldson (London: Nelson, 1954), p.