We hear the story about the Jews being chased out of Egypt, but I was wondering if it's possible that Judaism is some how connected with Akhenaten's religion? It, at least at face value, seems like there is a lot of room for possibilities.
Judaism is said to be over 3,000 years old and Akhenaten's religion was formed about 3,400 years ago. 1,300's BC.
Being that the Akhenaten's religion was also likely henotheistic, the saying "You shall put no God's before me" may be in a possible henotheistic context? Even though the Torah was put together after the Jew's returned from Babylon, and it's said their occupation by the Babylonians is likely where they picked up the flood story and Tower of Babel story, and many more. It seems likely the Hebrews blended what would become Judaism with old oral legends, local traditions, and a few new concepts.
I have also heard talk of archaeological evidence showing that pre-Babylon invasion "Judaism" God is shown to have had a wife.
Is it possible they (the early Jews) were people who wanted to keep monotheism and may have had to leave because the Egyptians were trying to remove it and get back to the old ways? Could that have been the true exodus? Because I could not imagine every person in the kingdom wanting to go back to the old ways, and potentially being chased out around that time or not long after.
I have been thinking about it but would like to know if there is any thought on the matter within the historical community. Thank you.
What you've detailed is one possibility, but the short answer is, we simply don't know.
In an old post, I compiled the following links to old questions on the exodus, but I strongly recommend this video lecture or this video series for a synopsis of what's currently known and believed about the exodus and the hebrews. The former is better than the latter IMO, but both are good.
As for further reading, try /r/AcademicBiblical:
Did Moses write the Torah and why do atheist argue he didn't exist?
Scholarly consensus (or majority belief) on the Bible authenticity?
J, P, E, D, etc. is it still the scholarly consensus of the Pentateuch's composition?
How do scholars determine the age and origins of Old Testament stories?
Was the Exodus a real historical event or how are we generally meant to understand it?
There's also a lot on /r/AskHistorians:
Does the Egyptian history record the ten plagues mentioned in the Bible?
Is there any reference to Moses, the plagues, or the Exodus in Ancient Egyptian writings?
Besides the Bible, are there other historical records of the Jewish being enslaved by the Egyptians?
What is the oldest Biblical story that is also mentioned by non-Jewish primary sources?
The earliest proposal for a comparison between Akhenaten's "Atenism" and Jewish monothesim was, as far as I know, from Sigmund Freud. It is a fun story, but is essentially historical fiction, and Moses being equated to Akhenaten has about as much historical support as Amos Mouse. I have personally never met an Egyptologist who supports the connection (there is a bit about this in the Oxford History of Egypt) and there are a number of problems with the identification. For one, the dating as you can see is wonky. In terms of characteristics, Aten isn't exactly the sort of universal god as you find in Judaism, but is rather directly tied to the earth through his personal connection with the pharaoh. Historically, Aten worship didn't really catch on and was possibly a largely royal household affair. And more to the point, Jewish monotheism is far more easily situated in the world of Levantine henotheism.
Incidentally, it is worth noting that the Wiki article on this points to a weakness of the Wiki model, as many of the "some archaeologists contend..." are, on closer examination, often early twentieth century scholars.
One interesting book I can recommend to you is Moses and Monotheism, by Sigmund Freud. He puts forward the case that Moses was an Egyptian follower of Akhenaten who brought monotheism to the Israelites (and was subsequently murdered). Modern historians don't accept his scenario but it's a good read anyway.