Pagan Origins of the Christian Faith (Phil. Daily Inquirer)

[regnauld]

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The Egyptian mythical Horus, god of light and goodness has many parallels to Jesus. [Leedom, Massey] For some examples:

Horus and the Father as one Horus, the Father seen in the Son Horus, light of the world, represented by the symbolical eye, the sign of salvation. Horus served the way, the truth, the life by name and in person Horus baptized with water by Anup (Jesus baptized with water by John) Horus the Good Shepherd Horus as the Lamb (Jesus as the Lamb) Horus as the Lion (Jesus as the Lion) Horus identified with the Tat Cross (Jesus with the cross) The trinity of Atum the Father, Horus the Son, Ra the Holy Spirit Horus the avenger (Jesus who brings the sword) Horus the afflicted one Horus as life eternal Twelve followers of Horus as Har-Khutti (Jesus' 12 disciples)

[regnauld]

For one thing, Licauco only mentioned in his piece that book by Freke and Gandy. Some scholars have pointed out that that book is very problematic.

Do you think the mythical gods don't exist? What's your proof?

[regnauld]

Elaine Pagels and Bart Ehrman belong to a minority of NT scholars who don't believe that Jesus is divine.

According to William Lane Craig, majority of NT historians consider these three as established facts: Jesus' empty tomb, his post-mortem appearances, and the change in the belief of his early followers. The thesis that best explains these facts is Jesus' resurrection from the dead.

Jesus never ressurected from the dead LITERALLY but only SYMBOLICALLY! What is your soild evidence and proof?

[angelfyre]

Do you think the mythical gods don't exist? What's your proof?

btw, which gods are u talking about? zeus, ra and co?

[josephdc]

One New Testament scholar, Ben Witherington III, have pointed out that there are no parrallels to these ancient myths. But some of these same stories did change many years after the life and death of Jesus. So it's not true that Christianity copied these from pagan sources.

[josephdc]

Do you think the mythical gods don't exist? What's your proof?

That wasn't my point.

To answer your question, yes, I do believe that it's likely they didn't exist. My understanding of these ancient gods is that they're not actually real people, only characters made to symbolize the changing of the seasons.

[josephdc]

Jesus never ressurected from the dead LITERALLY but only SYMBOLICALLY! What is your soild evidence and proof?

I propose those facts as proofs. Majority of NT scholars accept them. Even Bart Ehrman, in his audio course with The Teaching Company, agreed with those facts.

[josephdc]

btw, which gods are u talking about? zeus, ra and co?

Yes, the gods in the ancient world...

[regnauld]

That wasn't my point.

To answer your question, yes, I do believe that it's likely they didn't exist. My understanding of these ancient gods is that they're not actually real people, only characters made to symbolize the changing of the seasons.

Yes they didn't exist because they were myths and yet they represented the story for their people at that particular place and time. Same with Jesus, it was just a story of a godman who represented us, humanity!

[regnauld]

btw, which gods are u talking about? zeus, ra and co?

All of them. They didn't exist literally but only symbolically for their people at that particular place and time in history!