The African Origins of Christianity

How A 10,000-Year-Old African Story Became the Foundation of Christianity

90% of what we've been taught about ancient Egyptian civilization and its relationship to world religions is fundamentally wrong.

I've discovered this through my 68 trips to Egypt (Kemet) and 15 years directing archaeological excavations.

For over four decades, I've dedicated my life to researching and uncovering truths about African history and African spiritual traditions.

As a cultural memory specialist, my mission has been to help people of African descent reconnect with their authentic historical narratives – narratives that have been intentionally hidden, distorted, or erased.

The Power of Naming: Who Controls the Narrative?

The first step in reclaiming our history is understanding how language shapes perception. Most of what we "know" about Egypt has been written by its conquerors – non-African invaders who renamed everything to fit their worldview:

• "Egypt" is a Greek word (derived from "Aigyptos")

• "Pyramid" is a Greek word (meaning "little flat cake")

• "Sphinx" is a Greek word (meaning "to strangle")

• "Hieroglyphics" is a Greek word (meaning “sacred writings”)

The original name of this ancient African civilization was "Kemet" (meaning "the Land of the Black People").

When you cannot call these places and objects by their original names, you've been miseducated, you don't know what you're dealing with, and you don't know what you're talking about.

Knowledge Is Liberation

"Knowledge will forever govern ignorance. And a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives."

These are the words of James Madison, the fourth president of the United States.

Madison was an enslaver who wrote in the U.S. Constitution that Africans were "three-fifths of a human being,".

He understood perfectly why it was illegal during slavery for Africans to read or write. The Founding fathers of American did everything within their power to limit our access to knowledge because knowledge destroys ignorance and breaks mental chains.

Our miseducation was deliberate. As Dr. Carter G. Woodson wrote in "The Miseducation of the Negro"

“When you control a man's thinking you do not have to worry about his actions. You do not have to tell him not to stand here or go yonder. He will find his 'proper place' and will stay in it. You do not need to send him to the back door. He will go without being told. In fact, if there is no back door, he will cut one for his special benefit. His education makes it necessary.”

The Ausarian Drama: The Original Virgin Birth Narrative

One of the most powerful examples of how our spiritual heritage has been appropriated lies in the “Ausarian drama" – a spiritual narrative that predates Christianity by thousands of years but contains striking parallels to the story of Jesus.

This foundational story of Kemet (ancient Egypt) is at least 6,000 years old, and my Ethiopian colleagues suggest it may be closer to 10,000 years old.

Here's the narrative:

The civilization of Kemet was founded by Ausar (whom Greeks later called "Osiris"), who:

• United the two lands of Upper and Lower Kemet

• Established the first government

• Introduced agriculture and writing

• Created the first formal theology

Ausar married Aset (whom Greeks called "Isis"), and together they ruled.

When Ausar traveled to share knowledge with other regions of Africa, he left his wife to govern – demonstrating that she was not subservient but his co-equal with the intelligence to run an entire nation.

According to the myth, Ausar was murdered by his brother Set, who dismembered his body into 14 pieces and scattered them throughout the land. Aset fled for her life but was determined to find the pieces of her husband. She located 13 of the 14 parts, and as she found each one:

• Washed it

• Anointed it with oils

• Literally remembered (re-membered) her husband

Aset reassembled Ausar's body and wrapped it in bandages, creating the first mummy in recorded history.

The process took 70 days – which is why, for the next 3,000 years, mummification in Egypt lasted precisely 70 days.

The First Immaculate Conception

Here's where the story becomes even more significant: As Aset prepared to bury her husband, she grieved because she was still a virgin. She and Ausar had never consummated their marriage before his murder.

The spirit of Ausar then visited his wife and impregnated her.

The impregnation of Aset was documented in the Temple of Abydos, started by Seti I (father of Rameses II) around 1350 BCE. On its walls, you can see an image of Aset being impregnated by her deceased husband – the first documented story of what is mistakenly referred to as an "immaculate conception."

Nine months later, the virgin Aset gave birth to her son Heru (whom Greeks called "Horus"). Heru was:

• Born of a virgin

• Born on December 25th (the same birth date as his father)

• Born to avenge the murder of his father

• Tasked with reclaiming his father's throne

At the Temple of Edfu, you can see wall carvings depicting Heru as an adult battling and defeating his uncle Set, then becoming the legitimate heir to his father's throne.

Upon Heru's coronation, his father Ausar was resurrected from the dead and took his place in the ancestral realm as the judge of souls – evaluating the deceased on judgment day.

The African Roots of World Religions

These essential elements of this African myth – which predates Genesis in the Torah by at least 2,000 years – clearly served as the foundation for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

These religious traditions derived from African spiritual systems but had their African essence stripped away and reinterpreted:

• First by people who identified as Hebrews

• Then by people who identified as Christians

• Later by people who identified as Muslims

This African story isn't just similar to the Christian narrative – it's the original source.

The concepts of virgin birth and resurrection began in Africa.

Why This Information Is Suppressed

People who control religious institutions understand that if you discover the story of Jesus Christ is a reinterpretation of an ancient African family's story, you'll question everything else you've been taught.

You'll ask:

"What other African knowledge has been hidden from me?

What other information might transform my life if I knew about it?"

People are controlled not only by what they know, but by what they don't know. That's why I've dedicated my life to acquiring and sharing this information.

It has the power to dramatically alter the thinking of millions and change the trajectory of human history.

Fear vs. Knowledge

One teaching Christians instill often in their followers is a fear of God.

But Dick Gregory accurately stated that “fear is the absence of God” and “fear and God can’t occupy the same space.” I would also add that fear is the absence of knowledge.

It's not about being scared or afraid – it's about knowing and understanding.

Knowledge cancels out fear.

Knowledge empowers you to do the things you've always had the capacity to do and that you were born to do by virtue of taking a breath on this planet.

Don't look at our current challenges as something to fear.

See them as an opportunity to step into the full glory of why you were born to be.

African Spirituality vs. Western Religion

When you understand authentic African spiritual traditions, you realize they differ fundamentally from Western religious concepts:

In African spirituality, humans were never separated from their Creator.

We are vessels through which the energy of divinity works. We have a direct connection to spirit, and society's role is to train us to use that connection for the benefit of our communities.

This is what you witness when you visit Egypt (Kemet)– monuments and temples were built 3,000-5,000 years ago by human beings who understood they were instruments through which the Creator expressed itself.

As a result of this understanding, they created heaven on earth.

The ancient Kemetic people also understood reincarnation was real. They knew they would return to earth multiple times, and the quality of their future lives was determined by how they lived their previous ones.

This is why kings named their sons after their grandfathers – they believed the spirit of their ancestors would be reborn as their children.

Taking Responsibility for Our Future

I established IKG in 1982 to facilitate the re-education of people of African descent.

My primary interest was ensuring that my colleagues, friends, and community would not remain as miseducated as I once was.

We're approaching a time of dramatic shifts in society and consciousness. The racial climate in America, over the past seven years (since the election and re-election of Obama), has been the worst I've seen in my life. Something profound is coming.

Those who don't know history, who don't understand these cycles, will be like the victims of Hurricane Katrina – stranded on rooftops with signs saying, "Help me," and no one will come to their assistance.

But those who have studied, and prepared for the next changing cycle, increase their chances of survival and increase their potential to thrive because they’ve made conscious choices based on accurate historical knowledge.

Knowledge of self is the best means by which people can know who they are, live up to their potential, and navigate what is rapidly becoming a racist and self-destructive society.

If we want to save ourselves, we must assume responsibility for saving ourselves, because history shows that no one else will do it for us.

Thank you for reading

Anthony T. Browder

Founder of IKG Cultural Resource Center

PS.

If you liked this newsletter and want to find out more about the subjects covered in this newsletter, check out my book Nile Valley Contributions to Civilization and my webinar Nile Valley Origins of Christianity

Also:

• Join me on my field Trips in Washington DC: Egypt on the Potomac

• And (if you haven't already), check out the online Clarke Enhance History Project