How many different figures before jesus's time have his same story and name them?

Answer 1

Oh, man there's so many that have similarities... here's a few I've read about...

Mithras, Attis, Buddha, Dionysos, Heracles, Osiris, Zoroaster, Krishna

Of them, I find Krishna to be quite compelling. But Mithras is a personal favorite :)

There's a good site about it at the links...

Answer 2

Mithras

An inscription in the Vatican states plainly, "He who will not eat of my body, nor drink of my blood, so that he may be one with me and I with him, shall not be saved." This is not terribly surprising, unless you consider that this is inscribed on the remains of the temple the Vatican was built on- one dedicated to the God Mithras. Mithras was a solar deity whose worshippers called him redeemer; his religion died out not long after the advent of Christianity.

Such eerie parallels between the pronouncements of Jesus and Mithras are not the only similarities between the two religions. Mithras was known to his followers as "The light of the world," or "The Good Shepherd," and exhorted his followers to share ritual communion meals of bread and wine. His preists were called "Father."

Mithras was also born in a cave, with shepherds in attendance, on the twenty-fifth of December. (Alternatively, he is assisted in his birth from a stone by shepherds.)


Are these just coincidences?

By the way, December 25 is also the birthday or Osiris, Adonis, and Dionysus. The newborn Krishna was presented with gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Even Christianity's weekly holy day was stolen from the pagans."

Answer 3

I saw you question, so I thought I would answer as follows: How many men has God raised from the dead?

This bring up back to prophets (messengers). My prophets are documented in the Christian bible and are the source of my answers. I believe them.

In your case, it is not clear if you believe or you don't believe or you just don't know what to believe.

If you believe my prophets, you will see that God has raised Jesus from the dead (first born of the resurrection) and that Jesus will return. That simply means that Jesus is alive. I know this because of my prophets.

So what are your prophets?