He stole the Virgin Birth motif, which was practically a requirement to be taken seriously in the Mediterranean.
He stole the "Child King as a threat" motif and had Herod come after him.
He stole the precocious child story, taken from Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, Krishna and Buddha, all boy geniuses by the age of twelve, according to legend.
He borrowed December 25th as his birthday, hardly original since it was already a common holiday celebrating the birth of Mithras by the time the Christians took over.
The Madonna and Child iconography was taken from Mithras, ISIS and Horus, Zarathustra and Apollo.
The shepherd god concept was taken fro Apollo.
The Dying/Rising God from Dionysus, Perseus, Horus, Osiris,
Heracles, etc, etc, etc.
The ascension to the heavens from Julius Caesar, Heracles, Horus and others.
The healing of lepers from Elijah, Vespasian and Krishna.
Did he do anything original?
2007-05-28
06:44:55
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