The Theban Empire

The Theban Empire is the starting point of "Ages in Alignment," an originally researched reconstruction of ancient history. Inspired by Velikovsky's work, Emmet Sweeney demonstrates that an even more radical shift makes perfect sense. He identifies the problems Velikovsky could not solve and brings forward a great body of further evidence which supports his identification of Hatshepsut with the Queen of Sheba. Decades of original research have contributed to reconstructing this history. Archaeological evidence, the Amarna Letters, and records from the Mitanni, the Midians, the Hittites, from Egypt, Samaria, Jerusalem and elsewhere, depict matching events, matching biographies, and matching cultural artifacts that demand we accept reality and revise our invented model of antiquity.
This volume clarifies mysteries centered on Thebes, which is the starting point of the series "Ages in Alignment," and illustrates how the history of Egypt aligns with Hebrew historiography.
The text examines the rise and fall of Thebes, the Mitanni conquest of Syrian territories, and the relationships between the Hyksos, Assyrians, Hittites, and Lydians. The book examines Hatshepsut and compares the mysterious land of Punt with descriptions of Eritrea and Somalia during Hatshepsut's time. The book also explores why Thutmose III destroyed Hatshepsut's legacy. The chapters explore additional historical contexts including the kings of Syria, Jerusalem, and Phoenicia; Egypt and the Zoroastrian Fire Cult; Tutankhamun, the Neo-Assyrians, the Medes, Hittites, Hurrians, Lydians, and Urartians, and Northern Syria. By synthesizing this information, we can better understand how Old Testament chronology corresponds with classical history.
    "David's Kingdom of Israel cannot be kept in the history books if the date of the Theban Dynasty of Egypt is not corrected in a scholarly manner as attempted by Emmet Sweeney."
   - Prof. Gunnar Heinsohn

    "A Herculean task [of historical research]," and "A worthy successor and expansion to Immanuel Velikovsky's 'Ages in Chaos'."
   - Prof. Lewis Greenberg
The other periods are covered in three separate volumes, the first of which is The Genesis of Israel and Egypt, which traces the histories of Israel and Egypt back to their beginnings and makes some dramatic identifications. It is followed by The Pyramid Age and Ramessides, Medes and Persians. However, although it's not first in line chronologically, The Theban Empire is where this telling of the story begins.