I *knew* you couldn't pass a title like THAT up 
Ok, I posted the following on another thread but it veers into serious OT (as we're prone to do), so I figured we'd start the tangent here. I'm looking for a discussion that evaluates this topic, and not for anyone to feel personally offended about anything as that isnt the intent. Please check out any of HennyPenny's great disclaimers for reference, as I'm too lazy to go copy them but it's generally the same gist
Here we go....here is an ancient but familiar story. A long time ago, a child was born who was said to be the savior of all mankind. His birth was heralded by angels and attended by three kings who had followed a brightly glowing star. He grew up to be a great religious leader who traveled from place to place sermonizing and performing miracles such as raising the dead and walking on water. Eventually, the man was crucified and buried, but after three days he rose from the grave. The man is said to have been the Son of God, the Lamb of God, “the way, the truth, and the light.”
Its safe to say that the vast majority would equate it with the story of Jesus Christ as told in the New Testament of the Bible. It is one of the most well known stories on the planet for hundreds of years. It is completely logical to assume that the man in this story is Jesus… unless you also happen to be familiar with the story of Horus, the Christ of Ancient Egypt...3-4 thousand years before Christ.
Both Jesus and Horus's births are celebrated on December 25th. Both were miraculously conceived. Both were threatened with death in their infancy, one by Herut, the other by Herod. Both were baptized in rivers at 30 years of age, and both of the characters who performed the baptisms, Anup the Baptiser and John the Baptist, were later beheaded. The coincidences go on and on.
There are dozens of other ancient men that bare striking resemblances to Jesus of Nazareth. Mithra, for example, was a god of the ancient Zoroastrian religion where Iraq is now. He was born on December 25th, he was a traveling religious teacher with 12 disciples, he died as a sacrifice for mankind, he rose three days later, and there is even a Eucharistic ceremony associated with him. Other ancient heroes whose life stories bare remarkable similarities with Jesus are Krishna of India, Attis of Phrygia, and Dyonisus of Greece. Even Quetzacoatl resembles Jesus in many ways, including the December 25th birth, the crucifixion, and the resurrection.
Some fascinating theories have suggested these commonalities are all astrologically related. December 25th birthday is associated with the winter solstice, the twelve disciples are the 12 signs of the zodiac, the 3 Kings are the three stars of Orion’s belt which line up with (and therefore appear to be following) the north star Sirius at the time of the winter solstice. The God-man is the Sun, which battles darkness throughout the year, reaching the trough of its winter descent under the constellation of the Northern Cross, and then rising to claim victory over darkness again and again.
So. What makes Jesus any different than any other Christ that has lived before (and since) his time?
Ok, I posted the following on another thread but it veers into serious OT (as we're prone to do), so I figured we'd start the tangent here. I'm looking for a discussion that evaluates this topic, and not for anyone to feel personally offended about anything as that isnt the intent. Please check out any of HennyPenny's great disclaimers for reference, as I'm too lazy to go copy them but it's generally the same gist
Here we go....here is an ancient but familiar story. A long time ago, a child was born who was said to be the savior of all mankind. His birth was heralded by angels and attended by three kings who had followed a brightly glowing star. He grew up to be a great religious leader who traveled from place to place sermonizing and performing miracles such as raising the dead and walking on water. Eventually, the man was crucified and buried, but after three days he rose from the grave. The man is said to have been the Son of God, the Lamb of God, “the way, the truth, and the light.”
Its safe to say that the vast majority would equate it with the story of Jesus Christ as told in the New Testament of the Bible. It is one of the most well known stories on the planet for hundreds of years. It is completely logical to assume that the man in this story is Jesus… unless you also happen to be familiar with the story of Horus, the Christ of Ancient Egypt...3-4 thousand years before Christ.
Both Jesus and Horus's births are celebrated on December 25th. Both were miraculously conceived. Both were threatened with death in their infancy, one by Herut, the other by Herod. Both were baptized in rivers at 30 years of age, and both of the characters who performed the baptisms, Anup the Baptiser and John the Baptist, were later beheaded. The coincidences go on and on.
There are dozens of other ancient men that bare striking resemblances to Jesus of Nazareth. Mithra, for example, was a god of the ancient Zoroastrian religion where Iraq is now. He was born on December 25th, he was a traveling religious teacher with 12 disciples, he died as a sacrifice for mankind, he rose three days later, and there is even a Eucharistic ceremony associated with him. Other ancient heroes whose life stories bare remarkable similarities with Jesus are Krishna of India, Attis of Phrygia, and Dyonisus of Greece. Even Quetzacoatl resembles Jesus in many ways, including the December 25th birth, the crucifixion, and the resurrection.
Some fascinating theories have suggested these commonalities are all astrologically related. December 25th birthday is associated with the winter solstice, the twelve disciples are the 12 signs of the zodiac, the 3 Kings are the three stars of Orion’s belt which line up with (and therefore appear to be following) the north star Sirius at the time of the winter solstice. The God-man is the Sun, which battles darkness throughout the year, reaching the trough of its winter descent under the constellation of the Northern Cross, and then rising to claim victory over darkness again and again.
So. What makes Jesus any different than any other Christ that has lived before (and since) his time?
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