how are "OSIRIS" and "JESUS" similar and why ?

Answer 1

I think you mean Horus


http://www.geocities.com/nephilimnot/horus.html

http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_jcpa5.htm

Answer 2

Osiris is described as being the king of kings and lord of lords, as is Jesus. When Osiris was killed by his brother Set, his wife and sister Isis along with his son Anubis mummified him, and thus he was resurrected to become the lord of the underworld, to weigh a dead person's heart against a feather to see if they are worthy to enter the afterlife. Jesus when he was killed was put in a tomb for 3 days and also was resurrected he too will weigh people's hearts (though not against a feather) to see if they are worthy to enter the gates of heaven. Also it is said when Osiris was resurrected that Isis became pregnant with Horus and it was a sort of virgin birth. Horus was hidden from Set (as Jesus was hidden from Herod) until he was old enough to challenge his uncle for the throne. When he was old enough Horus did challenge Set and it is said Set tried to have sexual relations with him (kind of like when Satan tried to tempt Jesus) but Horus overcame Set. Isis poisoned the sun god Ra and tricked him into telling her his true name in order to heal him. She then told her son Horus Ra's true name and Horus absorbed Ra's essence becoming Ra-Horakhty. so here we sort of have a trinity. Osiris the father, Horus the son, and Ra-Horakhty the holy spirit.

Edit-Mike J, I believe it's the other way around since the story of Osiris and Horus came before Jesus was even born.

Answer 3

Both contain two of the letter S.
I'm not familiar with Egyptian religion or the language, but it's very possible that the story of Osiris could have developed from the life of Jesus. Egypt was not far from Palestine, but the mythological, idol-worshipping, polytheistic nature of the Egyptians transformed the message to fit their understanding of life and salvation.

I am interested now to know more about this. I have a brother with a degree in Near-Eastern studies. I will ask him about it and hopefully learn more.

Answer 4

Life events shared by Osiris, Dionysus and Jesus
The following stories appear both in the Gospels and in the myths of many of the god-men: Conception: God was his father. This was believed to be literally true in the case of Osiris-Dionysus; their God came to earth and engaged in sexual intercourse with a human. The father of Jesus is God in the form of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 1:18).
A human woman, a virgin, was his mother.

Birth: He was born in a cave or cowshed. Luke 2:7 mentions that Jesus was placed in a manger - an eating trough for animals. One early Christian tradition said that the manger was in a cave.
His birth was prophesized by a star in the heavens.

Ministry: At a marriage ceremony, he performed the miracle of converting water into wine.
He was powerless to perform miracles in his home town.
His followers were born-again through baptism in water.
He rode triumphantly into a city on a donkey. Tradition records that the inhabitants waved palm leaves.
He had 12 disciples.
He was accused of licentious behavior.

Execution, resurrection, etc: He was killed near the time of the Vernal Equinox, about MAR-21.
He died "as a sacrifice for the sins of the world." 1
He was hung on a tree, stake, or cross.
After death, he descended into hell.
On the third day after his death, he returned to life.
The cave where he was laid was visited by three of his female followers
He later ascended to heaven.

His titles: God made flesh.
Savior of the world.
Son of God.

Beliefs about the God-man: He is "God made man," and equal to the Father.
He will return in the last days.
He will judge the human race at that time.
Humans are separated from God by original sin. The god-man's sacrificial death reunites the believer with God and atones for the original sin.


All of the Pagan myths had been circulating for centuries before Jesus birth (circa 4 to 7 BCE). It is obvious that if any copying occurred, it was the followers of Jesus incorporating into his biography the myths and legends of Osiris-Dionysus, not vice-versa.

Answer 5

Both are stories of "mortal gods" gods made flesh who were sacrificed to protect the world from evil and then arose from their own deaths. In the case of Osiris, it was to save the world from the evil of his brother god Set (or Suktekh). He was ripped to pieces and then reassembled later by his sister goddess Isis and returned to life. Whereas Jesus was crucified to save the world from sin and influence of Satan and then rose from the dead 3 days later.

Answer 6

They aren't. Do some research on the topic. People often post on here about osiris and horus and others being similar to Christ. The simple fact is though that there is no reliable historical evidence backing these facts. They will state all these "facts" that prove it to be true but the "facts" will not show any link to historical documents. These similarities were created from whole cloth a few decades ago.

For good information about this comparison being false go to:

http://www.tektonics.org/copycat/osy.html

Answer 7

mike J , the 'story' of horus began 3000b.c , while the jesus was supposing born 2000+ years ago

Answer 8

Because it's as explained in the Narnia books - God has many names in many different cultures, but it's all the same Being. As the Son of God, it applies to Jesus as well.

Answer 9

I would say Horus had more similarities. Though Horus the sky god and his once-and-future Father, Osiris, are frequently interchangeable just as Jesus, God and his Father are interchangeable.
Like Jesus, Horus is claimed to have said: 'I and my Father are one'; his personal epithet was 'Iusa', the 'ever-becoming son' of 'P'tah' or 'the Father'.
At 12, Horus taught in the temple and was baptised in the Eridanus or Iarutana (Jordan?) by 'Anup the Baptiser', who was decapitated. This occurred when he was 30 years old, having disappeared for 18 years.
As an adult, Horus performed numerous miracles including, like Jesus and even Buddha, the feat of walking on water.
He had 12 disciples, two of who were his 'witnesses” and were named “Anup' and 'Aan (the two Johns?).
Just as Jesus allegedly raised Lazarus from the dead, Horus was supposed to have raised El-Azar-us from the dead.
Before his death, Horus had 12 disciples and at one stage appeared before them, 'transfigured on the Mount'.
Horud performed miracles, exorcised demons and raised El-Azarus ('El-Osiris'), from the dead.
Horus walked on water. He delivered a 'Sermon on the Mount' and his followers recounted the 'Sayings of Iusa'. He was transfigured on the Mount.
He came to fulfil the Law. Horus was supposed to reign one thousand years.

Horus was born to a virgin (who remains eternally virginal), Isis-Meri, on December 25 in a cave or a manger.
Isis, the goddess of motherhood and fertility, was called 'Mother of Heaven', 'Regina Coeli' (Queen of Heaven) and 'Stella Maris', as is Mary, the mother of Jesus, even today in the Roman Catholic Church: "Graeco-Roman culture was particularly enamoured of [Isis] and called her the Stella Maris (star of the sea), represented in the heavens by the north star ... [Mary's] portraits with the Christ often bear a striking similarity to those of Isis with Horus."

Answer 10

NO similarities at all, Jesus is REAL and Osiris is just an ancient egyptian myth

Why all the thumbs down. Seriously now there cant be people who actually believe Osiris is real!!!