Is christianity originally a sun worship cult?

Question

The Magi (the 3 men from the east that visited Jesus at birth) practised sun worship. Is the stroy of the Magi in the bible simply a story of sun worship and not a literal real event?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magi
Also the early christian had a practise of eating the bread and drinking the wine early enough in the morning to greet the sun.
Or are some of the books in the bible attempts to hijack earlier christianity?

Justin Martry (I think!?!?) mentions it in response to pagan charges. It may have been another early christian author, sorry I cant remember the name of him. I think it may be Justin though, but I may be wrong there.

Answer 1

no it is not! and i have never heard of Christians eating bread and drinking wine in the morning as a form of worship.

Answer 2

The Magi were wise men from the East or the astronomers. these people were able to read the stars. They could tell the cause of events by reading the stars. The bible does not tell much about their religious background. They came just to worship the born king according to the star they saw and they did not know anything about the prophesy said about the birth of Jesus. The only person who knew about the birth of Jesus was Herod because he too had to read that from the old records to see where would the king of the Jews be born.

Answer 3

A lot of "Christian" holidays are actually revamped Pagan holidays. Whether this is due to the origins of Christianity or early attempts to convert people to the religion while not totally displacing the original religion remains to be seen. I would not be surprised since Christ (and other Saints and such) are often depicted with rays of sunlight (in the form of a halo) radiating from the face, much like ancient Greek interpretations of Apollo (the sun god). Great question!

Answer 4

What have the Magi (the 3 wise men from the east that visited Jesus at birth) got to do with Christianity? They were people of another cult that envisioned that the long awaited king was born and they traveled to meet him...that is all. Please know that Christianity took root after the crucifixion of Jesus, before that, Jesus was a Jew that revolted with the existing debauchery of Judaism that prevailed at the time. On the other hand you can claim that the Moon God Allah, was and is without doubt the cult of moon worship, all mosques have the crescent moon on their minarets and most flags of Arab countries have either the moon or three stars (the three daughters of the Moon God Allah) depicted on them.

Answer 5

No, the story of the 3 wise men is a literal event.

I'm not sure about your second question. It may of been some sort of Jewish custom and or early Christian custom. However, I do not see that in the new testament, nor do I see Paul or others write at all about it so it is most likely not a practice that is necessary for Christianity.

If you can give me some verses for the second question I would be very interested in reading them?

Answer 6

The Bible is the best source of information and history about Jesus and Christianity. The early founding fathers books are also good sources. I take these over a wiki article any day.

Answer 7

Who were the Magi that visited the young child Jesus?

Astrologers (Gr., ma′goi; “Magi,” AS ftn, CC, We; “Magians,” ED) brought gifts to the young child Jesus. (Mt 2:1-16) Commenting on who these ma′goi were, The Imperial Bible-Dictionary (Vol. II, p. 139) says: “According to Herodotus the magi were a tribe of the Medes [I, 101], who professed to interpret dreams, and had the official charge of sacred rites . . . they were, in short, the learned and priestly class, and having, as was supposed, the skill of deriving from books and the observation of the stars a supernatural insight into coming events . . . Later investigations tend rather to make Babylon than Media and Persia the centre of full-blown magianism. ‘Originally, the Median priests were not called magi . . . From the Chaldeans, however, they received the name of magi for their priestly caste, and it is thus we are to explain what Herodotus says of the magi being a Median tribe’ . . . (J. C. Müller in Herzog’s Encl.).”—Edited by P. Fairbairn, London, 1874.

Rightly, then, Justin Martyr, Origen, and Tertullian, when reading Matthew 2:1, thought of ma′goi as astrologers. Wrote Tertullian (“On Idolatry,” IX): “We know the mutual alliance of magic and astrology. The interpreters of the stars, then, were the first . . . to present Him [Jesus] ‘gifts.’” (The Ante-Nicene Fathers, 1957, Vol. III, p. 65) The name Magi became current “as a generic term for astrologers in the East.”—The New Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia, 1952, Vol. 22, p. 8076.

So the circumstantial evidence is strong that the ma′goi who visited the infant Jesus were astrologers. Thus The New Testament translated by C. B. Williams reads “star-gazers,” with a footnote in explanation: “This is, students of stars in relation to events on earth.” Fittingly, then, modern English translations read “astrologers” at Matthew 2:1.—AT, NE, NW, Ph.

How many of these astrologers “from eastern parts” brought “gold and frankincense and myrrh” to the child Jesus is not disclosed; there is no factual basis for the traditional notion that there were three. (Mt 2:1, 11) As astrologers, they were servants of false gods and were, wittingly or unwittingly, led by what appeared to them as a moving “star.” They alerted Herod to the fact that the “king of the Jews” had been born, and Herod, in turn, sought to have Jesus killed. The plot, however, failed. Jehovah intervened and proved superior to the demon gods of the astrologers, so instead of returning to Herod, the astrologers headed home another way after being given “divine warning in a dream.”—Mt 2:2, 12.

Answer 8

"the story of Mary and the megastar" had no longer something to do with the solar. It became dark outdoors. The solar is (for glaring motives) a huge area of existence in this earth. that is organic that many cultures and religions could have activities that contain the solar -- in certainty, there probably isn't a subculture or faith that would not have some tale or experience concerning the solar. yet that does no longer mean they're related in any respect, nor does it mean that is "unusual." .

Answer 9

The Almighty YHVH set up a system. He sent His “Son” YAHOSHUA to die for the sins of mankind so they would not have to. (They could choose to, but did not have to). Any person who chooses not to allow Yahoshua to take care of their sins, chooses to remain attached to their sins. They thus will wind up in the lake of fire which is YHVH’s method of cleaning this world, and eliminating sin and sinners. The Creator set aside the Seventh day for rest and worship. Yes that is the day usually called “Saturday”. We are not saved by obedience, we are saved by faith. However we are saved FOR obedience. As He said in John 14:15 (and in many other places) “If you love me, keep my commandments.

Churchianity is a pagan religion. The only thing that will change a person is the indwelling savior Yahoshua. Obviously that is rare in this sinful world.

Answer 10

Christianity is originally a mixture of Judaism and pagan faiths, most of them from the Mediterranean, but some have northern European background, this mix was concocted to attract pagans to join Christianity and find something of their old pagan beliefs in the new faith.