aztec question?

Question

I remember in college that the indians also saw jesus when they were alive. but he had a different name.. LIke azucopucco or something along that sort. Any help?

Answer 1

That sounds like they're reading in their own myth into another culture's myth. You could do the same with any number of other shamen or prophets of any given time.

Hell, you could even make a case that Elvis is Jesus. Both were supposedly seen after they died.

That really doesn't mean anything.

Answer 2

I think the one you are talking about it Quetzacoatl. I found a cople of web-sites that talk about him.

The worship of Quetzalcoatl sometimes included animal sacrifices, and in other traditions Quetzalcoatl was said to oppose human sacrifice.

Quetzalcoatl is a nahuatl word composed of two separate words joined together; "quetzal" (the quetzal bird of Guatemala is known for very long green tail feathers that were highly prized) and "coatl" (serpent). The simplest definition would therefore be "quetzal-bird serpent." This meaning is seldom given, however, and the usual translation is "feathered serpent." It is most likely that this "feathered serpent" label comes from the visual arts where there are representations of serpents covered in feathers, and they have been presumed to be related to Quetzalcoatl.

He is thought to have been Jesus Christ by some of the L.D.S. as the Aztecs did not have facial hair and Quetzacoatl did. It is not official doctrine.

Answer 3

That Jesus appeared to the Indians is a teaching from the Book of Morman, and not told anywhere in the Bible.

Answer 4

The Aztec did, the Mayans did and the Incas did. That was one reason why the monks did their best to destroy all writings of those cultures as well as the people themselves. The stories were similar to the bible and the teachings were similar.

Answer 5

it wasn't jesus....
Quetzalcoatl
he was a benevolent god of gods. not actually christian AT ALL--completely seperate phenomena.