| </span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (Section 8,)
I read an intertersting article about Jesus, and it reaffirmed my belief about him. Some points to consider.
1. Many other pagan religions had stories very similar to Jesus, and Jesus has relationships to ancient sun Gods. The religions believe that their savior was crucified and would return etc. This suggests that Jesus is just another myth, of ancient people searching for purpose.
2. The virgin Mary was also a myth commonly held by some pagan religions.
3. Jesus in the whale represents primitive man attempting to explain light and darkness.
4. Ancient historians of the time didn't refer to Jesus in their works.
5. They symbol of Jesus on the crucifix didn't appear 'till 800 years later.<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>
Much of the Christian religion was rooted in Zorasterism. For instance the three Magi who presented gifts to the Christ child were Zorasterian priests. Other elements included the Egyptian Osirus myth. The cult of Osirus conserned a goddess who died and was resurected. Jesus was said to have lived in Egypt for several years as a child. The Cross may have been the Ankh, used by the cult of Akhenaton, the Pharo who proclaimed a cult of one god he named Aton. It is a curious fact that Akhenaton was a pacifist, perhaps the fist Pacifist in any civilized society. It should also be noted that modern day Coptic Christians use the Ankh or Chi-Ro as their symbol. |