Do you guys realize that Resurrection stories were popular in other religions before Christianity? We even have books about these stories? Can Any of you prove that these stories are any more real then whats in the bible? I want Scientific proof not "I believe" arguments.
Ex. Osiris,Tammuz,Attis,Mithra
2007-03-02 03:42:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Confronting the Copycat Thesis
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A Multi-Essay Examination
J. P. Holding
In spite of having been pronounced dead even by intelligent skeptics, the thesis that Judaism and Christianity consist merely of stolen pagan myths and ideas continues to be promulgated by the uncritical and accepted by the gullible. Acharya S and her Christ Conspiracy are simply the latest recycling of the general thesis, but now, even Robert Price has promulgated aspects of it in his Deconstructing Jesus.
This series of articles will serve as detail-supplements to Glenn Miller's general essay refuting the pagan-copycat thesis. We will make specific studies of religions or ideas that the critics claim are the source for some Jewish or Christian belief or concept.
Some notes on alleged parallels between Christianity and pagan religions -- an introductory commentary by a classical scholar
Pharaoh Game: Did Akhenaten Influence Jewish Monotheism?
Accept No Imitations: Did the Stories of Apollonius of Tyana Influence the Gospels?
Mighty Mithraic Madness: Did the Mithraic Mysteries Influence Christianity?
Dealing Down Dionysus: Did the Greek God of Wine Influence Christianity?
Phrygian Phreakazoid Phare: Did the Legends of Cybele and Attis Influence Christianity?
Zamloxis Shazam: Is the Story of Zalmoxis a Parallel for Christianity?
Is the Christian fish symbol derived from pagan symbols?
Is Easter a pagan holiday? -- see here for the same question regarding Christmas
What's the Buzz on Tammuz?: Did the Ancient Sumerian Shepherd-god Influence Christianity?
Close But No Cigar: Did Zoroastrianism Influence Christianity?
Was the creation account "stolen" from the Babylonian creation account?
Give It Some Muscle: On Alcides of Thebes
Is That the Chattanooga Chu Chu? On Chu Chulainn
No Beddru, One Bath: On Beddru of Japan
Do the Dazhdbog: On a Russian Copycat Savior
Hesus Freaks: On Hesus of the Druids
Another Copycat Con Job: On Alexander of Abonuteichos
Fire and Ice: On Prometheus and Pratfalls
Crites! Another Fabrication? On Crite of Chaldea
Walk Like an Egyptian: Comparing Jesus, Osiris, and Horus
Have No Fear -- Sargon is Here!
Exodus Redux: Did the Story of Sinuhe Influence the Exodus Story?
On Krishna and this also
Balder Burgers with Freys
East Indian Giver: Salivahana as Copycat Christ
Baal of Hay
Don't Mourn for Adonis
Zoar Losers
Serapis Shazam
Querying Quetzalcoatl
Lining Up Against the Lotus -- on Buddha
I Tawt I Taw a Deva Tat! -- on "Deva Tat"
Raglan Reduced by "Justin Martyr"
On Napoleon as Myth translated by "Justin Martyr"
The More Things Change -- a humourous look at how we're just having to reiterate things over the centuries
2007-03-02 03:49:26 · answer #1 · answered by williamzo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just because some narratives share a similiarity doesnt mean they are all right or all wrong. For instance, when cops interview witnesses to a crime, there is inevtiably always a liar on the scene as well as a person telling the truth. Their stories may share some similairity, but ultimately they are going to believe the person telling the truth and will expose the liar.
With all due respect, you dont need scientific proof to believe in God, nobody does. People dont deny God because of what is or isnt in their minds, they deny God because of what is in their hearts. Once you have that faith though in your heart, GOD will PROVE himself to you by answering your prayers an even do miracles as much as your faith will allow. But if you dont appraoch God by faith, neither will you approach him by science.
He said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead. -Luke 16:31
2007-03-02 03:59:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
The story of the resurrection was a common topic for religions before Christ. When Jesus went to raise Lazerus from the dead, one of the Marys mentioned the resurrection in the end. Jesus explained to her that "I am the resurrection" in other words he is the one to raise everyone from the dead.
My religion is this....That Jesus Christ is the messiah the savior of the world that most religions speak about. Almost all religions before Christ speak of a coming Messiah. Jesus Christ is that Messiah no man cometh to the father except thru him. All other religions are hopeless
2007-03-02 04:03:24 · answer #3 · answered by Tommiecat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Watch what's gonna happen.
There are 4 Angels that control the weather.
No other creature had a human Body.
The God man received the human body.
The hypo-static union.
Jesus Christ, the mediator for true Humanity.
His Human body paid the price," no man comes to the Father, but by Me".
Jesus Christ is our High Priest, He had to be our high priest, after the order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 10:9
1st title:Son of God,
2nd title: Son of David
3rd title: King of Kings , Lord of Lords, Bright Morning Star.
The Church age was established to form a royal family for the 3rd title of Jesus Christ.
Our calendar system is formed around the BC/ AD("before Christ" and in the "year of our Lord") Just because you were not there, does not mean it did not happen.
Faith.
:)
!!!!!!
A prayer Warrior.
Peace out.
2007-03-02 04:04:47 · answer #4 · answered by Lucy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ok, prove to me scientifically that Pontius Pilate existed...
You can't, and it doesn't make sense to ask us to either.
Now we can examine history and find that both Jesus and Pilate existed, that Jesus was crucified and his tomb empty, for is it had not been empty the Christian Church would have lasted, what, a day? Christianity is the only religion based on eye-witness accounts, and there is no reason at all to doubt the historicity of the Bible.
As for how I know I am right, it is because I know God personally, and my entire life has turned around since I gave it to him; not to alla, or to humanism, or buddhism, but to Jesus.
2007-03-02 03:50:38 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
How can you want scientific proof on a topic that is scientifically unprovable? What if ALL the stories were real? What difference would it make? its not like jesus was resurrected screaming "yep, first one to do that!" moreso resurrection is an allegory towards divinity.
2007-03-02 03:48:21 · answer #6 · answered by Mike 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They don't care...they think that their religion was the first and only true religion. But if you look at history then you will see that millions of people didn't even know who Jesus was or even the Jewish god yeaweah
2007-03-02 03:50:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
According to Islam: Jesus pbuh is alive since 2000 years
He will come back
He will marry
He will rise islam
Then he will b resurrected
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2007-03-02 03:48:41 · answer #8 · answered by Punter 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Almost no Christian realizes this, and almost all of those who do claim that the other religions are mere superstitions and that Christianity is the only "true" or "real" religion...
2007-03-02 03:48:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Fine, but there has only been one God that died for His people and rose again.
2007-03-02 04:12:34 · answer #10 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋