Understanding Akhenaten with Dr. Kara Cooney | Bible & Archaeology

This week, Dr. Kara Cooney, Professor of Egyptology at UCLA, joins Bible & Archaeology for a discussion about one of Egypt's most maligned pharaohs: the 'heretic' Akhenaten. Join us for a wide-ranging discussion of Akhenaten's rise, his reforms, his appearance, the move to Amarna, the question of monotheism, and more!

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Guest: Dr. Kara Cooney, Professor of Egyptian Art and Architecture at UCLA and chair of the Department of Near Eastern Language and Cultures at UCLA.
Hosted by Robert Cargill and Jordan Jones
Produced by Jordan Jones
Edited by Noah Jedlicka
Additional Contributors: Mary Kathryn Lichty and Noah Jedlicka

0:00 Welcome and Introduction
1:27 Who was Akhenaten?
4:40 From Amenhotep IV to Akhenaten
8:48 Power with a Soft P
13:44 Changing Shape
18:46 Nefertiti and Aten
21:29 The Move to Amarna
25:53 The Role of a King
28:12 Cultural Memories of Akhenaten
34:51 Egyptian vs. Israelite Monotheism
39:36 What Comes Next?
42:47 A Power Collapse
46:58 A Great Heretic
51:46 Nothing New Under the Sun
56:00 The Most Common Misconception of Akhenaten
59:38 Wrap Up
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