I read that many cultures before the time of Christianity located in the same region had myths about a crucified savior who was resurrected. Is it possible that the Jesus story is based on those old myths and never actually happened?
2007-05-21 13:05:34 · 11 answers · asked by John J 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i suggest you go back to your source and get your myths and the truth situated,,,the truth is in the oldest book i know and that's the holy bible,,,,,God Bless
LH
2007-05-21 13:17:22 · answer #1 · answered by Sweetness 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be. At the same time, the mythical symbols used are deeply rooted in man's psychology and could be unique developments of different cultures.
It could also be that Christians are right and that everyone HAS been given the chance to accept Christ, several times, in fact.
Myself? I'm not religious, and think Yeshua (Jesus) was a priest-king of Israel who, along with several dozen other claiments to being the Son of God (priest king of Israel), was crucified by Rome for trying to usurp their rule. The Jewish people had lots of laws allowing them to put someone to death for blasphemy (such as claiming you were a God, or drinking blood -even symbolically- to just about half the things Paul later ascribes to Jesus.
At the same time? I'd love evidence in either direction. I love truth, first.
2007-05-21 13:14:36 · answer #2 · answered by mckenziecalhoun 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. That belief in itself is a myth based upon whittling down the stories of Jesus and other religions' "saviors" to their generic bases and ignoring everything that makes them unique. That is intellectually dishonest. One could do that with Presidents Kennedy and Lincoln and make the argument that they were the same person.
2007-05-21 13:10:31 · answer #3 · answered by jinxmchue 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many, many stories of death and resurection throughout the world in many different cultures.
As I've studied the different doctrines and beliefs I have found a common denominator in all of the worlds religions.
There is always a death and rebirth story - even in the most uncivilized of cultures.
2007-05-21 13:12:42 · answer #4 · answered by Kaybee 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah... check this out:
http://www.geocities.com/inquisitive79/godmen
http://www.livius.org/ap-ark/apollonius/apollonius08.html
http://text.farmsresearch.com/display.php?id=298&table=jbms
There's the messiah mythology involving Attis of Phrygia, Dionysus/Bacchus, Horus/Osiris of Egypt, Krishna of India, Mithra of Persia, Zoroaster/Zarathustra, Apollonius of Tyana and of course, my favorite, Quetzalcoatl.
2007-05-21 13:09:20 · answer #5 · answered by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Certainly.
There was another character around the same time (a few decades earlier than Jesus), who it was also claimed was born of a virign, could heal the sick, and was the son of god.
I forget his name exactly but it was something like Apolonis of Tianis.
2007-05-21 13:09:51 · answer #6 · answered by Dark-River 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is based on a very old agricultural myth about the death and rebirth of the seed.
2007-05-21 13:23:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The story of Jesus' resurection is based on Him not being in His tomb on Sunday morning.....
2007-05-21 13:08:43 · answer #8 · answered by teran_realtor 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The good Lord gives you free will to ponder such things.
2007-05-21 13:16:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithraism#Theories_regarding_the_origin_of_similarities
2007-05-21 13:11:47 · answer #10 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋