Why are there so many similarities between Jesus and Hercules?

Question

Jesus-was son of a "God" and a human woman
Hercules-was son of a "God" and a human woman
Jesus-performed "miracles"
Hercules-Performed great "feats"
Jesus-stood up for the people
Hercules-stood up for the people
Jesus-died at the hands of the non-believers
Hercules-died at the hands of his faithful followers by his own order
Jesus-was reborn and made immortal by "God"
Hercules-was reborn and made immortal by "Zeus" also known as "God"

Sources:

Jesus
http://www.godrules.net/library/lifetimes/lifetimes1.htm

Hercules
http://home.globaleyes.net/plmarsh/freshman/hercules.htm

Answer 1

Like so many other aspects of the books which have come to comprise the "Bible," many draw upon, if not plagarize completely, religions and other writings from other ancient civilizations.

The Ten Commandments and much of Leviticus draws from the Laws of Hamurabai. The story of Noah may have drawn upon stories from Summerian culture. Many elements in early Judiasm draw from Egyptian religions, and were "sanitized" during the Babylonian captivity.

It is certainly not a stretch that the authors of the the Gospels drew from Greco-Roman sources as well as their Nasorean literature.

Answer 2

Christianity started in Israel, but later on, it spread throughout the area, and it was only after decades that the gospels were written. In the meanwhile, a lot of Greek/Hellenist influences had occurred. In the first centuries of Christianity, a lot of symbols, characters, and stuff were taken out of different religions, and christened. Maybe this could be the reason there are a lot of similarities between the two. (Just like God ressembles Zeus)

Answer 3

For every TRUTH there is a counterfeit. Go to: www.zionsfire.com and read about the Woman of the Night. She is the counterfeit "mother"....and many different nations have their own version of the mother/son deity. Only one is true.

Answer 4

in basic terms very superficial similarities to be honest. perhaps you're able to do slightly examine. commencing with God (the Jewish/Christian/Islamic God) is the single and in basic terms God of a strictly monotheistic faith. The God worshipped via Jews Christians and Muslims (which i will any further call the Abrahamic God following YA convention) is eternal (having no initiating or end), while Zeus is the son of Chronos. He replaced into eaten via his Father yet from interior his Father Zeus killed his father and became the pinnacle of the Olympian pantheon. no longer in basic terms like the Abrahamic God who created a baby interior the womb of Mary interior the direction of the capability of the Holy Spirit in accordance to Luke's Gospel, Zeus replaced right into a prevalent womanizer who habitually seduced and impregnated mortal women human beings. Hercules replaced into only between the various infants of Zeus. the only similarity is that Hercules replaced into the son of Zeus and Jesus the son of God. Hercules replaced into additionally betrayed via somebody he relied on, yet that is as a results of fact he had a vulnerability that replaced into exploited (style of like Superman and Kryptonite in basic terms with Hercules it replaced into the blood of a centaur if memory serves). Now with Jesus his venture from the very initiating replaced into to coach approximately God's love and to grant himself as a sacrifice. Jesus replaced into killed a similar way a basic criminal replaced into killed, he replaced into no longer killed supernaturally. even in spite of the indisputable fact that Jesus replaced into God interior the flesh he lived as a mortal via a similar rules of mortals. different than for the main superficial info the gospel debts are no longer even remotely like the Zeus/Hercules delusion.

Answer 5

have u seen superman...it was an awesome movie and im askin the same kinda Q about him...but i think its just hollywood playin it up to subtly atract christian viewers. but the whole hercules thing...do you believe in mythology or god/jesus?

Answer 6

One is the True Hero.
The other is just a shadow of the truth.

Answer 7

Because Christianity has Pagan DNA.

Answer 8

probably because of all the greco-roman influence in Christianity

Answer 9

different messengers for different people.
Genesis 1 - "Let us make man in our image..."

Answer 10

I think you answered your own q.
I Corinthians 13;8a, Love never fails!!!!!