Christians: Does the earlier Egyptian Son-of-God Horus sound curiously like Jesus?

Question

Horus was Osiris’s “son” or renewed incarnation

--Horus was born of the virgin Isis-Merion December 25 in a cave/manger with his birth being announced by a star in the East and attended by three wise men.
--His earthly father was named “Seb” (“Joseph”).
--He was of royal descent.
--At at 12, he was a child teacher in the Temple, and at 30, he was baptized having disappeared for 18 years.
--Horus was baptized in the river Eridanus or Iarutana (Jordan) by “Anup the Baptizer” (“John the Baptist”), who was decapitated.
--He had 12 desciples, two of who were his “witnesses” and were named “Anup” and “Aan” (the two “Johns”).
--He performed miracles, exorcised demons and raised El-Azarus (“El-Osiris”), from the dead.
--Horus walked on water.
--His personal epithet was “Iusa,” the “ever-becoming son” of “Ptah,” the “Father.” He was thus called “Holy Child.”
--He delivered a “Sermon on the Mount” and his followers recounted the “Sayings of Iusa.”

--Horus was transfigured on the Mount.
--He was crucified between two thieves, buried for three days in a tomb, and resurrected.
--He was also the “Way, the Truth, the Light,” “Messiah,” “God’s Anointed Son,” “the “Son of Man,” the “Good Shepherd,” the “Lamb of God,” the “Word made flesh,” the “Word of Truth,” etc.
--He was “the Fisher” and was associated with the Fish (“Ichthys”), Lamb and Lion.
--He came to fulfill the Law.
--Horus was called “the KRST,” or “Anointed One.”
--Like Jesus, “Horus was supposed to reign one thousand years.”

From http://www.geocities.com/inquisitive79/godmen.html

Answer 1

I particularly like how Horus and Osiris eventually merged into the same person in legend.

The Jesus -> God merger only took someone like Paul a few decades.

Answer 2

A lot of what you're saying is not in the old Mithra legends, but a lot is too! First of all, we believe Jesus came not to fulfill the prophecies of JUST Judaism, but paganism as well, for the Scriptures tell us that God has never been without a voice among ANY people. He was busily pointing them to the coming Savior through many types, shadows and signs. Great scott! You can go back to the Ugaritic texts with the Ball/Sapas/Mot mythology, and find the types and shadows of Holy Eucharist. And that predates Mithra by a thousand years or more! We should EXPECT to see similarities, prophetic types, etc, within paganism. Why is that a problem for you?

Answer 3

This leads us to the next area of investigation—do the mythological gods of antiquity really mirror the person of Jesus Christ? As an example, the Zeitgeist movie makes these claims about the Egyptian god Horus:

• He was born on December 25th of a virgin - Isis Mary
• A star in the East proclaimed his arrival
• Three kings came to adore the new-born “savior”
• He became a child prodigy teacher at age 12
• At age 30 he was “baptized” and began a “ministry”
• Horus had twelve “disciples”
• Horus was betrayed
• He was crucified
• He was buried for three days
• He was resurrected after three days

However, when the actual writings about Horus are competently examined, this is what we find:

• Horus was born to Isis; there is no mention in history of her being called “Mary.” Moreover, Mary is our anglicized form of her real name ‘Miryam’ or Miriam. “Mary” was not even used in the original texts of Scripture.
• Isis was not a virgin; she was the widow of Osiris and conceived Horus with Osiris.
• Horus was born during month of Khoiak (Oct/Nov), not December 25. Further, there is no mention in the Bible as to Christ’s actual birth date.
• There is no record of three kings visiting Horus at his birth. The Bible never states the actual number of magi that came to see Christ.
• Horus is not a “savior” in any shape or form; he did not die for anyone.
• There are no accounts of Horus being a teacher at the age of 12.
• Horus was not “baptized.” The only account of Horus that involves water is one story where Horus is torn to pieces, with Isis requesting the crocodile god to fish him out of the water he was placed into.
• Horus did not have a “ministry.”
• Horus did not have 12 disciples. According to the Horus accounts, Horus had four semi-gods that were followers and some indications of 16 human followers and an unknown number of blacksmiths that went into battle with him.
• There is no account of Horus being betrayed by a friend.
• Horus did not die by crucifixion. There are various accounts of Horus’ death, but none of them involve crucifixion.
• There is no account of Horus being buried for three days.
• Horus was not resurrected. There is no account of Horus coming out of the grave with the body he went in with. Some accounts have Horus/Osiris being brought back to life by Isis and going to be the lord of the underworld.

Answer 4

This was brought up in the movie "zeitgeist". I'd like to know the sources for the above statements and not just take anyones word for it. If the sources are correct, then Jesus is either a myth or all of the deities are real.

Answer 5

No. Don't believe everything you read. Go ask an Egyptologist.

And see my most recent question.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ak.sWrp2Tcszs_TdxogN5i7sy6IX?qid=20070904062639AA2DzDB

Horus was NOT born of a virgin, Isis's name was NOT Isis-Meri, Horus was NOT crucified (crucifixion wasn't even USED in Egypt, nor was it used in ANY region around the time that Horus worship was at its height), he was NOT buried in a tomb, he was NOT resurrected after three days (there are two variations of his "resurrection": The first is that it occurred daily with the rising of the sun. The other is that it occurred EVERY spring)...I could go on and on, but what's the point? Stop watching Zeitgeist.

You should also read DevotedtoChrist's answer on this question, it's a couple answers below mine:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AtR_cINxueJeTwOSdnaVgYHsy6IX?qid=20070904054540AAuwFVJ&show=7#profile-info-GLBQQWYnaa

Answer 6

Hi and good morning....I read your question and I have to agree there is a lot of simularity in both Horus and Jesus. Who is one to say that they aren't the same. I can't. You made a very interesting point. Thank you...Have a blessed day!

Answer 7

Mithras is closer and some of the things you qouted aren't widely accepted in the Egyptian faith as actual lore.
Much of the Christian and Jewish faith is based on Egyptian and Babylonian. Which would make sense since that was were they lived.

Answer 8

It's because the Bible isn't very original at all, The Lord Of The Rings is a much better fantasy book.

Answer 9

Because he is the same. Watch the begining of the movie ZEITGEIST for more info on why they are all the same.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5547481422995115331

Answer 10

To Christians, no. To the rest of the world, yes.