Hermione Wrote:
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> Specifically: the oldest known mention dates, as
> Byrd pointed out, to the third century BC
> (Manetho; Ptolemy I).
>
> The Torah dates to about the seventh century BC
> (and some elements might be older).
>

I have seen this... but when I look for evidence on the written Torah, everyone points to the one compiled in Alexandria by Ptolemy (putting it in the late 290's or so (BC)),


> So the Torah pre-dates the earliest known
> reference to the Book of Thoth by some four
> centuries.

At least. And the mention of the Book of Thoth is in relation to elements that seem very Greek (the mystery schools were flourishing at that time, and one of the Ptolemys would become very involved with them.)


>
> > "Book of Thoth is a name given to many
> ancient
> > Egyptian texts supposed to have been written
> by
> > Thoth, the Egyptian god of writing and
> knowledge."
> >
> >
> > I think we can drop "supposed to have been"
> now.
>
> I think it might be quite a good idea to keep the
> phrase going.

Indeed. The whole thing is very similar to mystery school constructs and not as similar to the far older Egyptian beliefs.

-- Byrd
Moderator, Hall of Ma'at