X means fill in however you choose. Still others say he never existed at all. In an atheist showdown about the identity of Jesus, which atheist scholars would win?
2007-03-11 10:34:54 · 11 answers · asked by ignoramus_the_great 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Maitreya, the next incarnation of the Buddha.
2007-03-11 10:42:32 · answer #1 · answered by The angels have the phone box. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Err... not sure if I understand your question.
The mythological components of Jesus were based on some of earlier mythologies from their neighbors about Osiris & Mythra...as they are Middle Eastern. Krishna might have also influenced the folklore about Christ.
Now, why in the world would anyone say Jesus was based on the All-Father, Odin? That is a completely different part of the world. The Middle Easterners such as Paul who wrote the NT had no contact with the Norse.
2007-03-11 10:49:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nobody really says "Jesus is Mithra," or whatever. It's certainly true that Christianity incorporates features from the rituals and legends of many earlier pagan cults, most notably Mithras and various "dying and reviving" gods such as Attis, Adonis, Osiris, etc. But most scholars don't trouble to deny that "Jesus" once actually existed as a human being (or beings), and that the gospels were partly composed from collections of his sayings (even though many of these sayings are not original - the "Sermon on the Mount," for example, is merely a series of quotes from the Talmud). Most of the attributes of Christ that "Christians" today consider essential - his very divinity prime among them - were literally decided by vote 300 years after his death by the Council of Nicea.
2007-03-11 10:45:02 · answer #3 · answered by jonjon418 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Out of that list: Mithra. It's closer to the truth.
In reality: Jesus existed, he was a seperate person, but a large body of mythology was built up around him. some of this mythology was syncretised from other religions (mithra, horus), some of it was built into other mythologies (krishna). this kind of thing happens all the time: Moses and Akhenaten, for example.
2007-03-11 10:39:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The ones who think of jesus as a fictional character
2007-03-11 10:45:34 · answer #5 · answered by XX 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What the hell kind of question is this!? Atheists don't believe in god. Pure and simple. Obviously, atheists don't believe jesus was anything.
2007-03-11 11:41:33 · answer #6 · answered by Crimson King 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since FREEDOM of RELIGION is allowed in most of the countries of the world, we cannot accurately say for sure 'who would win' .
2007-03-11 10:40:41 · answer #7 · answered by cabridog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was a man who lived and he was a teacher. He was NOT the son of God.
2007-03-11 10:38:34 · answer #8 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would atheist have a showdown over myths??--doesn't compute!!
2007-03-11 10:50:47 · answer #9 · answered by huffyb 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The question wins.
2007-03-11 10:38:08 · answer #10 · answered by Skeptic123 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋