God's warriors
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gramme did you watch part 1 of zeitgeist? What do you make of the parallels between jesus and other pagan gods?
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mrdobolina
(Aug 25 07, 12:29)Sounds like some great creative writing. I'm sure Tom Harpur did a lot of research on his book "Pagan Christ", but people who have based their lives on the study of Egypt and it's culture (egyptologists) have another take, which seems more credible based on their credentials:
"Reactions of Egyptologists:
Ward Gasque, a volunteer book reviewer for Amazon.com surveyed twenty contemporary Egyptologists. He asked them about the origins of Jesus' name, the relationship between Horus and Jesus, whether both experienced a virgin birth, and whether the Egyptian religion considered Hourus to be an incarnation of God.
Ten responded, They agreed:
Jesus' name is a Greek form of a very common Semitic name Jeshu'a, which is normally translated into English as Joshua.
There is no evidence that Horus was born of a virgin, that he had twelve disciples, or that he was considered incarnation of God."