"While many have believed in the continual existence of the soul, the spiritual self, ancient civilizations developed methods of preserving the human body because of a belief in the continual existence of the body, the physical self, along with the spiritual self, after death. " (page 218)
"The Egyptian concept of the "soul" was different than modern perceptions of the same word. It began with the human body." (page 223)
"The immortality design concept of the ancient pyramids was simple and direct." (page233)
"A new phoenix rose from the ashes and carried the remains of its father to Re's altar in Heliopolis. The Egyptians believed the phoenix was a symbol of immortality and rebirth in the afterlife." (page 249)
"227 spells were discovered inside the pyramid of Unas. Most were found in the antechamber and King's Chamber, closest to the mummified body of the king." (page 252)
"The spells called on the gods to bring the deceased king to life and protect the king during his journey through the underworld and into the afterlife and to receive the king into his rightful place as a god." (page 254)
"Senusret I was known for his many military campaigns that expanded his rule into new areas (including northern Nubia). He also expanded the worship cult of the god Osiris and gave Egyptians what some historians have called "democratization of the afterlife." (page265)
"Jacob died and Joseph had his father's body embalmed. Even though Jacob was not an Egyptian by birth, the king and his court treated him with great respect and gave him an official Egyptian funeral. Moses' account of the mummification process is more insight into the way the Egyptians were burying the dead at the end of the Middle Kingdom." (page 281)
"One of the fascinations to Egyptologists was how much of the ancient Immortality Cult drawings, figures and some furniture remained untouched by robbers. It gave them a deep look into the beliefs about immortality of the ancient Egyptians." (page 292)
"The defeat of Egyptian magic was the Hebrew God's first attack on the gods of Egypt. It went to the heart of the creation beliefs of the Immortality Cult." (page 297)
"Amenhotep IV (throne name Neferkheperure) became pharaoh at the death of his father Amenhotep III (approx. 1352 B.C.). His reign stood out as one of the most unique in the history of Egyptian kings." (page 313)
"The most famous of all the items found in Tutankhamen's tomb was the life-like gold funeral mask over the head and shoulders of the king's mummy. It demonstrated the great care given to the future afterlife of the deceased pharaoh." (page 326)
"Egyptians believed Ptah was the creator god. Shabaqo's concern about preserving the creation myth demonstrated his embrace of the beliefs of the ancient Immortality Cult." (page 354)
"The Babylonians became more powerful as the Assyrians grew weaker. That became a problem for the Egyptians who had been vassals of the Assyrians." (page 366)
"Nectanebo II's unused granite sarcophagus with carved texts and scenes from the "Book Of The Underworld" was found hundreds of years later and moved to the British Museum. It was the final monument to the dying Immortality Cult." (page 381)
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