2007-12-19 01:58:41 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Twelve has been a favorite number of the human race for a LO-O-O-NG time! In some languages, the words for eleven and twelve mean literally "one over" and "two over." Over what? Our ten fingers, of course. Although ten is the most common counting base and the words for five and ten in some languages mean literally "hand" and "two hands," once people made the leap to one and two more of anything than they had fingers, they seem to have developed a fondness for the number twelve because it could be divided more ways. The fact that twelve constellations revolve through the heavens in the course of a year could only reinforce that liking for the number, although it's doubtful whether the popular use of it had much to do with the supposed influence
of the stars or one's "sign" on human destiny. In any case, the number of the Apostles was more likely chosen to match that of the Tribes of Israel, although that answer may raise the question of why Jacob and his womenfolk had twelve sons. (Just happened that way!)
2007-12-19 06:01:25 · answer #1 · answered by aida 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. But the number 12 is a common factor in ancient and modern numerology. Thus we have the 12 disciples, the 12 signs of the zodiac, 12 tribes of Israel, 12 months of the year and of course the dirty dozen.
2007-12-19 10:09:07 · answer #2 · answered by akoypinoy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
twelve disciples was not a new thing then. there were twelve and many other direct comparisons to the myth of jesus in other more ancient myths. Horus, for example of ancient egypt:
Horus and the Father as one
Horus, the Father seen in the Son
Horus, light of the world, represented by the symbolical eye, the sign of salvation.
Horus served the way, the truth, the life by name and in person
Horus baptized with water by Anup (Jesus baptized with water by John)
Horus the Good Shepherd
Horus as the Lamb (Jesus as the Lamb)
Horus as the Lion (Jesus as the Lion)
Horus identified with the Tat Cross (Jesus with the cross)
The trinity of Atum the Father, Horus the Son, Ra the Holy Spirit
Horus the avenger (Jesus who brings the sword)
Horus the afflicted one
Horus as life eternal
Twelve followers of Horus as Har-Khutti (Jesus' 12 disciples)
xians love to suppress this knowledge but too bad for them that they are no longer able to enforce the "good news" by the sword, noose or burn pile.
2007-12-19 10:12:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ultimately, yes. They are based in part on the 12 tribes of Judaism, and in part on an ancient legend about 'the 12'. Both of those are ultimately rooted in the zodiac.
2007-12-19 10:02:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The zeitgeist video would have you think so, but, no, they aren't. The thing that stood out to me most on that video was the comparisons they made between Jesus and Horeb. It said they both were born on December 25th. EVERYONE knows that Jesus was not born then, so it didn't matter what the rest said as far as I was concerned, it was all a load of bull. (But I did watch the whole thing.)
2007-12-19 10:03:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes. It's all related. Jesus is just replacing the God Horus with a guy that may or may not have ever existed...
2007-12-19 10:01:18 · answer #6 · answered by clint 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wow...never considered that one. Trying to think about which disciple is Sagittarius?
2007-12-19 10:02:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is all part of a holy plan to extend the English system over the SI.
2007-12-19 10:24:08 · answer #8 · answered by ingcamaron 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if you trace the Jesus myth to its Mithraic roots.
2007-12-19 10:02:14 · answer #9 · answered by Murazor 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They're not . Some people dream up the craziest things possible .
2007-12-19 10:06:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋