{"product_id":"machine-pharaohs-bahta-yohannes-9781067828806","title":"Machine Pharaohs: When Civilization Bows Before Its Own Image","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery Pharaoh demanded obedience. The machine asks for something more dangerous: trust.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat happens when humanity creates something powerful enough to replace not only our labor, but our sense of purpose?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuman beings have always needed something greater than themselves. For centuries, that need was answered by faith, family, and community. Today, a machine is raising its hand - and billions are already listening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eMachine Pharaohs\u003c\/strong\u003e, Bahta Yohannes argues that artificial intelligence is not merely a technological revolution. It is a civilizational and spiritual turning point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from economics, political theory, history, theology, and the prophetic tradition, he explores how societies may gradually surrender freedom not through force, but through convenience; not through oppression, but through comfort; not through chains, but through dependence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs machines increasingly mediate reality, humanity approaches an ancient question with renewed urgency: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat are human beings for?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWoven throughout the book is a haunting allegory of five animals - the Ox, the Raven, the Lion, the Hummingbird, and the Tortoise - whose struggle mirrors our own search for freedom, memory, purpose, and truth in a world increasingly governed by machines that do not know we exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMachine Pharaohs\u003c\/strong\u003e is not a book about technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a book about worship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is not a book about artificial intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a book about what it means to remain human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the ancient prophetic tradition that outlasted every Pharaoh has not gone silent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The cage is voluntary. The key is remembering you have hands.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bahta Yohannes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 106782880X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781067828806\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor \u0026amp; Tide Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Bahta Yohannes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997916868863,"sku":"9781067828806","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/machine-pharaohs-bahta-yohannes-9781067828806","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}