Which religious figure most fits this definition?:Zombie :?

Question

zombie
zombie

noun
1. a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force

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Answer 1

~giggles~ What a way to start my day. Thanks!

LMAO@Bill k!!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

Oh yeah, I looked it up at dictionary.com and this is what it said about zombie:
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zom·bie /ˈzɒmbi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[zom-bee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. (in voodoo) a. the body of a dead person given the semblance of life, but mute and will-less, by a supernatural force, usually for some evil purpose.
b. the supernatural force itself.

2. Informal. a. a person whose behavior or responses are wooden, listless, or seemingly rote; automaton.
b. an eccentric or peculiar person.

3. a snake god worshiped in West Indian and Brazilian religious practices of African origin.
4. a tall drink made typically with several kinds of rum, citrus juice, and often apricot liqueur.
5. Canadian Slang. an army conscript assigned to home defense during World War II.
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So by the definition given I would say none, because Jesus and Lazarus weren't mute and will-less and brought back not for evil purpose.

Answer 3

There are many, actually - in the christian faith, the best known would be Jesus, and of course, Lazerus... but personally, I think that the best response is Osiris, the King of the Eygptian Gods, or Perspephone - daughter of Demeter (Greek godess of fertility and spring).

"Throughout the height of Egyptian civilization, Osiris was the primary deity. In power, he was second only his father, Ra, and was the leader of the gods on earth. He was the husband of Isis and the father of Horus (and a number of other gods in some stories). Osiris resided in the underworld as the lord of the dead, as after being killed by Set, even though he was a god, he could no longer dwell in the land of the living.

After Osiris was killed, Isis resurrected him with the Ritual of Life, which was later given to the Egyptians so that they could give eternal life to all their dead. The spells and rituals cast by Isis, plus many others given to the people by the gods over the centuries, were collected into The Book of Going Forth by Day, colloquially known as The Book of the Dead.

In the underworld, Osiris sits on a great throne, where he is praised by the souls of the just. All those who pass the tests of the underworld become worthy to enter The Blessed Land, that part of the underworld that is like the land of the living, but without sorrow or pain. In some texts, in addition to the Judging of the Heart, Osiris passes final judgment over the dead, acting in this capacity as an Egyptian version of Radamanthus.

There is an interesting parallel between Osiris, a fertility/agriculture god, and the Greek Persephone, an agriculture goddess. Both end up in the underworld through treachery and both are kept there by "legal loopholes" in the laws of the gods. Persephone remains in the underworld for half a year because she tasted the food of the dead. Osiris remains in the underworld because Ma'at dictates that the dead, even dead gods, may not return to the land of the living."

Answer 4

Jesus, and the person who said that Jesus didn't have a body is beyond help. That's sort of the point of Christianity, that god became a man and died for the sins of the world. If there is no body, there is no sacrifice, and if there is no sacrifice, there is no salvation.

I'm not a Christian, but I grew up with them.

Answer 5

Ironically enough, I would apply 'vampire' rather than zombie, since there was that whole 'this is my blood' thing, at that dinner party...

Answer 6

Lazarus, it wouldn't be Jesus because Jesus didn't have a body.

Break out your Bible Joan, when Jesus appeared to Mary he warned her away from him before she could touch him and told her he didn't have an actual body.

Answer 7

I would say Lazarus.

Answer 8

jesus?