In reality, jesus was the solar deity of the gnostic christian sect, and like all other pagan gods, he was simply a mythical figure, however it was the roman political establishment that. Moreover, while horuss father seb is the earth god, joseph is the earthly father of jesus. Briefly, the egyptians believed that osiris was king and creator of the gods, and of heaven and earth, that he came down to earth to live as a man, that he was killed by his enemies, other gods headed by seth, that his body was mutilated and scattered, and that he rose to once again assume command in the heavens. What are the similarities between the egyptian god horus and. This apparent correlation between christianity and the egyptian religion includes the observation that there is an obvious similarity between the names of the fathers, joseph broken down into ioseph, while seb can be transliterated as. While horus worship is now a dead religion, christianity. Richard dawkins perhaps the most vocal atheist alive today and author of the god delusion admitted that jesus lived in a debate w john lennox. The egyptian book of vivifying the soul forever written over 5,000 years ago contains the story of the egyptian horus and has remarkable similarities to the story of jesus christ. Both were the only begotten son of a god either osiris or yahweh. Since you did not give examples of these similarities in your question, ill have to. Jan 22, 2009 the parallels between jesus and horus a refutation of acharya s. Parallels between the lives of jesus and horus, an egyptian god. Do these similarities invalidate the historicity of jesus.
Why are there so many similarities between jesus christ and. Taken by parents to the temple for what is today called a bar mitzvah ritual. Can someone talk a little bit about the similarities between the ancient egyptian god called horus and jesus christ. The sun god horus was worshipped nearly 1,000 years before the story of jesus. Horus was considered a god in ancient egypt, a manifestation or aspect of their supreme god ra. These claims about horus should be viewed as nothing more than a poorly puttogether hoax. The jesus legend traced in egypt for ten thousand years. Are the egyptian god horus and jesus the same person. How do you explain the similarities between the egyptian god horus and jesus. The historical veracity of jesus is determined from the evidence supporting the reliability of the eyewitness accounts. Seeking hard evidence for the similarity of the horus and.
Sep 22, 2009 however, these allegorical similarities are simply refuted by those that believe jesus was a historical person. Seeking hard evidence for the similarity of the horus and jesus myths. May 27, 2018 some other false similarities with the truth. Similarities and differences between the egyptian god. Feb 09, 2019 the article linked above focuses on those similarities between the horus mythology and the scriptures of the lords servant. The chief cornerstone of the pyramid is same symbol for horus, the egyptian god and savior. Assman 145 however, horus grows up to become osiris every year, and makes a new horus. The myth of jesus as god incarnate was only officially pronounced about. He was baptized in a river by anup the baptizer who was later beheaded. Moreover there are many links to horus throughout the facsimiles that reinforce my understanding of who the servant is and what his mission will be. Osiris was the father of horus and the brotherhusband of isis. The startling similarities between isis and horus statues and the mary and jesus images is being largely ignored by these conspiracy theorists.
Horuss foster father was joseph, and jesus s earthly father was joseph. Isis and osiris erik hornung conceptions of god in ancient egypt. He was opposed to set and was the patron of the pharaoh. Gerald massey, an english poet and amateur egyptologist is among the first authors to link comparisons between the egyptian religion and christianity through his books. Massey was self taught, but had access to records in the british museum, and taught himself to read egyptian hieroglyphics. He was the great sky god and the son of isis and osiris. The spiritual message of the ancient egyptian osirisisishorus allegory and the christian revelation is exactly the same. Well be exploring the similarities between horus and jesus on sunday morning, with an egyptologist, a humanist and a christian theologian. Apparently you have been reading the claim that the christian jesus is a myth, borrowed from various greek, egyptian or persian gods. In my books the christ conspiracy, suns of god and christ in egypt, i briefly discuss the parallels between the fathers of the judeochristian godman jesus and the egyptian god horus. So where the christian myth didnt actually borrow from the egyptian for the male son deity, it definitely ripped off the iconography for the female mother goddess. Massey was self taught, but had access to records in the british museum, and taught himself to. Although the vast majority of new testament scholars and historians of the ancient near east agree that jesus existed as a historical figure, most secular historians also agree.
As stated, this book focuses on the correspondences between the egyptian religion and christianity, especially as concerns horus and jesus. What are the similarities between the egyptian god horus. Although the majority of new testament scholars and historians of the ancient near east agree that jesus existed as a historical figure, most. Is jesus simply a retelling of the horus mythology. Nov 06, 2017 in the end, similarities between jesus and mythological precursors fail to invalidate the historicity of jesus. Parallels between jesus and horus egyptian sun god. It list the following attributes which as for i know all also apply for jesus christ.
Jesus and osiris, horus and isis similarities monday, december 28, 2009 4 pagan christs no tags permalink osiris, horus and isis were three egyptian gods that became increasingly popular in greece and rome. Jesus name is a greek form of a very common semitic name jeshua, which is normally translated into english as joshua. In the end, similarities between jesus and mythological precursors fail to invalidate the historicity of jesus. Maher mentions the book of the dead which is cited incorrectly. Why are there so many similarities between jesus christ. For there is one god and one mediator between god and men, the man christ jesus, 12.
Horus originates in prehistory, we can only date him to egyptian times because we have no real records before that period of antiquity. The main difference between the two versions is that the gospel tale is considered historical and the osirisisis horus cycle is an allegory. There are some parallels between one particular cult of ra ancient egypt and jesus but it doesnt seem to have set the world of egyptology alight. Accorging to egyptian mythology, his father was murdered by seth who was his perpetual antagonist and was cut into 14 pieces which were scattered all over egypt. More general comparisons have also been made between the stories about jesuss birth and. The whole born from the virgin mary is the same as horus. For the purpose of this article, we address only the claims made on this particular image, and consider the origins of the connection.
May, 2014 over the past two weeks, ive examined the similarities between jesus, mithras and horus. Apr 07, 2012 as i have previously mentioned in my comments, the copy of jesus to that of older gods is not a modern topic, we know that the ancient churchfather knew of the similarities of jesus birth, and death with those of egyptian, greek, etc. Horus is the son of the god osiris, born to a virgin mother. On the first line of the post, it shows that jesus was born of the virgin mary, where the story is presumed that god himself placed the baby in her womb, so that jesus, the son of god, would walk the earth.
It could be said that the jesus story was plagiarized. Was horus really like jesus in all the ways skeptics often describe him. The article linked above focuses on those similarities between the horus mythology and the scriptures of the lords servant. Horus was their child and some people say that isis was a virgin but the similarities between jesus and horus as opposed to any other god are extremely tenuous. Likewise, horus was born of the virgin isis, also called meri, who had relations she is documented as a virgin with the god osiris. Jesus for whom no image or description of his appearance exists iswas considered. The attributes are numbered so they can be referenced later. Neither of them were born on december 25th, horus was born somewhere between september and october while christ was born sometime during the spring. Naturally, i was skeptical and tried doing some research but found only biased opinions that werent backed by much evidence. The egyptian book of the dead and christianity stormfront. Horus supposedly walked on water, was born from a virgin, healed the sick, etc.
One of the more controversial theories sometimes called the copycat thesis suggests that many of the miracles, other life events, and beliefs about horus an ancient egyptian god were recycled and incorporated into stories about jesus as recorded in gospels and other books in the christian scriptures new testament. As i have previously mentioned in my comments, the copy of jesus to that of older gods is not a modern topic, we know that the ancient churchfather knew of the similarities of jesus birth, and death with those of egyptian, greek, etc. Aug 19, 2016 was jesus based on the egyptian god horus. Similarities between jesus and the egyptian god horus conception.
The study of jesus in comparative mythology is the examination of the narratives of the life of jesus in the christian gospels, traditions and theology, as they relate to christianity and other religions. Egyptian and other pagan elements in christianity simona rich. Claimed similarities between jesus christ and horus and. Parallels between the lives of jesus and horus, an. Horus came of age with a special ritual, when his eye was restored. There are varying connections made between jesus and horus, and many different websites addressing this topic, from both perspectives, which can lead to a lot of confusion.
I hope that points you to some interesting reading. You could argue, for example, that jesus was similar to apollo as apollo was the son of the sky god zeus and was the god of the sun and was therefore depicted as having a halo. Are there parallels between the lives of jesus and horus. Dec 23, 2009 can someone talk a little bit about the similarities between the ancient egyptian god called horus and jesus christ. The parallels between jesus and horus a refutation of acharya s. The sungod horus was worshipped nearly 1,000 years before the story of jesus. The book of the beginnings, the natural genesis, and. The egyptian god horus was the sky god and the son of isis and osiris. Spiritualray historically investigates the similarities and differences between the ancient egyptian god, horus and jesus. This turns out to be a very famous ancient myth of how the egyptian god horus was born, who is part of the egyptian trinity.
Many mormons when they start delving and unravelling events in our history also delve into what they can find out about possible origins to the bible or even if you want to say conspiracy theories. It is astounding how many similarities there are between the egyptian book of the dead and the bible. Recently i saw religulous here and he touched on horus here and a few of the parallels between the story of horus and jesus. God and jesus have two separate and distinct wills. Later horus, who was raised by his mother in the swamps. Perhaps you meant how jesus was born in a manger and horus was born in a swamp. Is the earthly father of jesus, joseph, a remake of seb, the earthgod father of the egyptian god horus. If so gospel writers must have really liked the egyptians.
Coopers 1877 book and acharya ss selfpublished 2008 book have suggested that there are many similarities between the story of horus and the much posterior story of jesus. The supposed similarities between jesus and horus were first raised by gerald massey 18281907, an english poet and writer on spiritualism and ancient egypt. Early mythological characters are sometimes offered by skeptics in an attempt to argue jesus is nothing more than a recreation and retelling of the ancient rising and dying mythologies embraced by a number of primitive cultures. Horus performed other miracles as any god story will state. Jesus, son of joseph, and horus, son of seb stellar house. If you want to discuss similarities between horus and jesus make sure you are correctly representing both stories. How do you explain the similarities betwene the egyptian. Was jesus a copy of horus, mithras, krishna, dionysus and. Jesus, son of joseph, and horus, son of seb stellar. The parallels between horus and jesus were first proposed by gerald massey 18281907. The simularities between horus and jesus is uncanny.
List parallels between jesus and egyptian god horus and. Why are there so many similarities between jesus christ and the. Some books on egyptian mythology would be a good place to begin to draw your parallelsbut why. Many on the internet seem to think so, and this video addresses this claim. Jesus as a reincarnation of horus jesus was referred to as the chief cornerstone i. What are similarities between ra and jesus answers. When this comparison is put into context with the rest of the. Only begotten son of yehovah in the form of the holy spirit. But i just saw religulous and it listed a lot of similarities that i cannot find online. The discussion of the parallels between the stories of horus in ancient egypt and that of the new testament christ are. Some christians also may have conflated stories about the egyptian god osiris with the resurrection of jesus.
If you read general descriptions about horus, he does not seem particularly similar to jesus. A hindu deity krisha has also many similarities with jesus. Arise and take the young child and his mother and flee into egypt. However, these allegorical similarities are simply refuted by those that believe jesus was a historical person. Most of the parallels that do exist between jesus and horus would equally. Jan 04, 2018 this turns out to be a very famous ancient myth of how the egyptian god horus was born, who is part of the egyptian trinity. Conspiracy theories are abound with the similarities between the lives of horus and jesus given below are the hypothesized claims. I first heard the claim that jesus was a copycat of the egyptian god horus when i watched the socalled documentary religulous. The alleged similarities of jesus story to pagan myths are greatly exaggerated.
May 01, 2009 its said that horus, like jesus or jesus, like horus was born of a virgin, had twelve disciples, walked on water, delivered a sermon on the mount, performed mircles, was executed beside. Jesus is clearly not a rewritten saviour based on the ancient egyptian god horus. Horus is the father seen in the son jesus is the son of god. Further, while tales of horus, mithras, and others predate christianity, there is very little historical record of the prechristian beliefs of those religions.
If jesus were god, then his will would always be the same as gods. Like jesus, horus was tempted while alone in the desert, healed the sick, the blind, cast out demons, and walked on water. There are an amazing number of identical or very similar life events, characteristics, and teachings shared by horus and yeshua of nazareth jesus christ. Is jesus simply a retelling of the osiris mythology. About the only thing these numbers have in common is their mathematical factors. There is no original source evidence to lend many of the claims a shed of validity. Please site your sources and no fighting and being mean, we can at least all act christian and keep open hearts and try to learn without being. The parallels between jesus and horus a refutation of. Over the past two weeks, ive examined the similarities between jesus, mithras and horus. If i write a book and write my opinions and fictional stories and in there i state its all real. Similarities and differences between the egyptian god horus. Horus was resurrected, although there are not many similarities with the gospel stories of the resurrection of jesus. The study of jesus in comparative mythology is the examination of the narratives of the life of. He is sometimes called a godchild and often portrayed as a baby.
Jesus is called the son of god more than 50 times in the bible. Please site your sources and no fighting and being mean, we can at least all act christian and keep open hearts and try to. Well be exploring the similarities between horus and jesus on sunday. List parallels between jesus and egyptian god horus and who. The god who triumphs is a different one from the god who is killed.
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