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95:4.1 In due time there grew up in Egypt a [[teacher]] called by many the "son of man" and by others [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amenemope_(author) Amenemope]. This [[seer]] exalted [[conscience]] to its highest [[pinnacle]] of arbitrament between right and wrong, taught punishment for [[sin]], and [[proclaimed]] [[salvation]] through calling upon the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_deity solar deity].

95:4.1 In due time there grew up in Egypt a [[teacher]] called by many the "son of man" and by others [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amenemope_(author) Amenemope]. This [[seer]] exalted [[conscience]] to its highest [[pinnacle]] of arbitrament between right and wrong, taught punishment for [[sin]], and [[proclaimed]] [[salvation]] through calling upon the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_deity solar deity].

95:4.2 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amenemope_(author) Amenemope] taught that riches and fortune were the [[gift]] of [[God]], and this [[concept]] thoroughly colored the later appearing [[Hebrew]] [[philosophy]]. This [[noble]] teacher believed that [[God-consciousness]] was the determining [[factor]] in all [[conduct]]; that every [[moment]] should be lived in the [[realization]] of the [[presence]] of, and [[responsibility]] to, [[God]]. The teachings of this [[sage]] were subsequently [[translated]] into [[Hebrew]] and became the [[sacred]] [[book]] of that people long before the [[Old Testament]] was [http://books.google.com/books?id=tCTVc8_2vVQC&source=gbs_slider_thumb reduced to writing]. The chief preachment of this good man had to do with instructing his son in uprightness and [[honesty]] in [[governmental]] positions of [[trust]], and these [[noble]] sentiments of long ago would do [[honor]] to any [[modern]] [[statesman]].

95:4.2 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amenemope_(author) Amenemope] taught that riches and fortune were the [[gift]] of [[God]], and this [[concept]] thoroughly colored the later appearing [[Hebrew]] [[philosophy]]. This [[noble]] teacher believed that [[God-consciousness]] was the determining [[factor]] in all [[conduct]]; that every [[moment]] should be lived in the [[realization]] of the [[presence]] of, and [[responsibility]] to, [[God]]. The teachings of this [[sage]] were subsequently [[translated]] into [[Hebrew]] and became the [[sacred]] [[book]] of that people long before the [[Old Testament]] was [https://books.google.com/books?id=tCTVc8_2vVQC&source=gbs_slider_thumb reduced to writing]. The chief preachment of this good man had to do with instructing his son in uprightness and [[honesty]] in [[governmental]] positions of [[trust]], and these [[noble]] sentiments of long ago would do [[honor]] to any [[modern]] [[statesman]].

95:4.3 This [[wise]] man of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile Nile] taught that "riches take themselves wings and fly away"—that all [[things]] earthly are [[evanescent]]. His great [[prayer]] was to be "saved from [[fear]]." He exhorted all to turn away from "the [[words]] of men" to "the [[acts]] of [[God]]." In substance he taught: Man proposes but God disposes. His teachings, [[translated]] into [[Hebrew]], determined the [[philosophy]] of the [[Old Testament]] [[Book of Proverbs]]. [[Translated]] into [[Greek]], they gave color to all subsequent [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_philosophy Hellenic religious philosophy]. The later Alexandrian philosopher, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo Philo], possessed a copy of the ''Book of Wisdom''.

95:4.3 This [[wise]] man of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile Nile] taught that "riches take themselves wings and fly away"—that all [[things]] earthly are [[evanescent]]. His great [[prayer]] was to be "saved from [[fear]]." He exhorted all to turn away from "the [[words]] of men" to "the [[acts]] of [[God]]." In substance he taught: Man proposes but God disposes. His teachings, [[translated]] into [[Hebrew]], determined the [[philosophy]] of the [[Old Testament]] [[Book of Proverbs]]. [[Translated]] into [[Greek]], they gave color to all subsequent [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_philosophy Hellenic religious philosophy]. The later Alexandrian philosopher, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo Philo], possessed a copy of the ''Book of Wisdom''.

95:4.4 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amenemope_(author) Amenemope] functioned to [[conserve]] the [[ethics]] of [[evolution]] and the [[morals]] of [[revelation]] and in his [[writings]] passed them on both to the [[Hebrews]] and to the [[Greeks]]. He was not the greatest of the religious [[teachers]] of this age, but he was the most [[influential]] in that he colored the subsequent [[thought]] of two vital links in the growth of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occident Occidental civilization]—the [[Hebrews]], among whom evolved the [[acme]] of Occidental [[religious]] [[faith]], and the [[Greeks]], who developed [[pure]] philosophic [[thought]] to its greatest [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe European] heights.

95:4.4 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amenemope_(author) Amenemope] functioned to [[conserve]] the [[ethics]] of [[evolution]] and the [[morals]] of [[revelation]] and in his [[writings]] passed them on both to the [[Hebrews]] and to the [[Greeks]]. He was not the greatest of the religious [[teachers]] of this age, but he was the most [[influential]] in that he colored the subsequent [[thought]] of two vital links in the growth of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occident Occidental civilization]—the [[Hebrews]], among whom evolved the [[acme]] of Occidental [[religious]] [[faith]], and the [[Greeks]], who developed [[pure]] philosophic [[thought]] to its greatest [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe European] heights.

95:4.5 In the [[Book of Proverbs|Book of Hebrew Proverbs]], chapters [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.15 fifteen], [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.17 seventeen], [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.20 twenty], and chapter twenty-two, verse seventeen, to chapter twenty-four, verse twenty-two, are taken almost verbatim from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amenemope_(author) Amenemope]'s [http://www.maat.sofiatopia.org/amen_em_apt.htm Book of Wisdom]. The [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_1 first psalm] of the [[Hebrew]] [[Book of Psalms]] was written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amenemope_(author) Amenemope] and is the [[heart]] of the teachings of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikhnaton Ikhnaton].

95:4.5 In the [[Book of Proverbs|Book of Hebrew Proverbs]], chapters [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.15 fifteen], [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.17 seventeen], [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Proverbs#Proverb_.20 twenty], and chapter twenty-two, verse seventeen, to chapter twenty-four, verse twenty-two, are taken almost verbatim from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amenemope_(author) Amenemope]'s [https://www.maat.sofiatopia.org/amen_em_apt.htm Book of Wisdom]. The [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_1 first psalm] of the [[Hebrew]] [[Book of Psalms]] was written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amenemope_(author) Amenemope] and is the [[heart]] of the teachings of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikhnaton Ikhnaton].

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