What could be argued against:
Dionysus' resurrection
Dionysus turning water to wine at a wedding
Dionysus Virgin birth
Dionysus called "the fisher of men"
2007-12-04 01:37:58 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's wonderful how when I ask for counter claims I get a score of people launching one line generalizations against Christianity.
2007-12-04 02:03:21 · update #1
Dionysus is but one of many pre-Christian parallels to Christ. There was also Osiris, Orpheus, and several others.
2007-12-04 01:45:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't find that in any "mainstream" history
Dionysus' resurrection. Being an Agricultural God..he resurrected seasonally.
Dionysus turning water to wine at a wedding. When Hephaestus bound Hera to a magical chair, Dionysus got him drunk and brought him back to Olympus after he passed out. For this act, he was made one of the twelve Olympians.
Dionysus Virgin birth Dionysus is made to be a son of Zeus and Semele; other versions of the myth contend that he is a son of Zeus and Persephone. He is described as being womanly or "man-womanish".
Dionysus called "the fisher of men" ..He was also known as the Liberator (Eleutherios), freeing one from one's normal self, by madness, ecstasy, or wine.[
2007-12-04 01:49:51 · answer #2 · answered by PROBLEM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An argument would be:
Since Genesis chapter 3 we have had the promise of a savior, God told us over and over all about this savior.
Other people, heard our teachings about a savior, and, much like christmas was melded into christianity, they melded our savior into their religions.
Historicaly I haven't studied that enough to know for a fact, but it's a good argument.
Another argument would be, that, there are many flood accounts, showing (only one of the many reasons) that there was a flood, where one family was saved.
The thing changed, in the flood accounts is the NAMES of the family, this could be the same thing, Jesus was real, therefor people knew about him, they could have adapted him because they knew about him, and easily could have told the story and changed the name, different languages call people different things.
Good question, I applaud you.
Jessica - feel free to email
2007-12-04 01:46:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
There are also multiple other Gods with the same background, like that, that came before Jesus. I'm going to put a link to something in the sources section that should help open people's minds to that. You can watch it, too, if you want. It's pretty neat. =]
2007-12-04 01:50:08 · answer #4 · answered by SPAH 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How many copies of the book are from antiquity! Mine is for Christianity more proof and writings from the bible that any other source!
2007-12-04 01:42:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dionysus would be a lot more fun at a party
2007-12-04 01:43:12 · answer #6 · answered by bregweidd 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Also.."I am the true and living vine....."--Jesus Christ. That one speaks volumes in the Christ/Dionysus parallel.
2007-12-04 01:52:46 · answer #7 · answered by starkneckid 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea, and don't forget Mithras.
2007-12-04 01:46:30 · answer #8 · answered by cosmo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hate to break it to you.... hes not the only one
2007-12-04 01:44:04 · answer #9 · answered by nacsez 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋