2007-12-27 01:54:40 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i think it was the ravings of a drunken goatherder
2007-12-27 02:00:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
books have been written answering that question. In general many traits of the xian religion can be traced to pagan origins. The virgin birth claim in Isaiah 7:14 for example. The original hebrew (go ask a jew) translates as "young woman." The reason is really very simple, a jew considered god impregnating man as a pagan thought and would never write such a thing. That prophecy is not about a virgin anyway it is about the timing of a birth during and its relation to two kings. Isaiah 16 states that "But before the boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste."
Only after this passage was incorrectly translated and the people reading it decades after jesus's alleged death did the mistake make it into the NT. Once the jews found out about the mistake (and for other reasons) they rejected the NT.
In short, the bible is nothing but the claims of man.
2007-12-27 10:14:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The concept of the existence of a god started since mankind started to imagine. However the concept of god very similar to the current concept of god accepted by Jews, Christians and Muslim can be found in the doctrines of Zoroastrianism which predates these religious movements by about 3000 years.
2007-12-27 10:03:49 · answer #3 · answered by akoypinoy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on how far back you look. The Jews were actually at the early part of their history made up of several Semitic nomadic tribes wandering the plaints of the Canaan. Much of their beliefs were forged by the Sumner people, the Egyptians, the Canaanites and during their time of captivity in Babylon. The Christian view of God, though, is much different then these early level stages of a God of War, which Jehovah was.
The early Christians were all Jews who's belief in a God of deliverance, justice and punishment to their foes was strong. Some expected their God to rescue them with a "Messiah" which was in essence not a Savior but a warrior who would liberate them.
The christian theology of the God was much influenced by John the Disciple (or who wrote the gospel as such), Paul the Apostle, Constantine the Empire or then years and years of traditions, spin offs and culture.
However, this in my mind doesn't devalue the sources. I think it shows that God has made himself known in part throughout all time, and he continues to enlighten us as we progress. Not that everything thought to be "God-like" necessarily is, but I believe we don't miss by much when we view a God of Love.
2007-12-27 10:05:24 · answer #4 · answered by Derek M 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
From people.
Also, the ideas, definitions, and accepted theology of Christianity has changed throughout the years, and continues to change even now.
Our idea of Christianity and what it means is quite a bit different from what was accepted just a few years ago.
People made it up, collecting local myths and folklore from other regions, constantly changing and molding things to be more acceptalbe and applicable to the people it impacted.
2007-12-27 10:03:36 · answer #5 · answered by Twist 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Man. The first primate mammal able to communicate and create an answer as to why and how he got here.
We now know he was wrong but at that time he knew no better.
Sadly, many people still believe in the nonsense of some god or creator.
2007-12-27 10:00:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Christian "God" is based on older forms of Monotheism and Sun-worshipping religions.
Jesus is literally the anthropromorphization of the Sun, and "his" story is taken, almost word from word, from stories of older savior figures such as Horus, Attis, Mithra, Krishna, Dionysus, etc.
2007-12-27 09:57:35 · answer #7 · answered by Blue 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
It was invented by committee over a period of several hundred years -- which goes a long way towards explaining why the bible is so poorly edited and self-contradictory.
2007-12-27 09:57:44 · answer #8 · answered by The Reverend Soleil 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
By his mouth the one who is an apostate brings his fellowman to ruin, but by knowledge are the righteous rescued
2007-12-27 09:59:47 · answer #9 · answered by J R 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Someone told me that Christianity is made by Constantine from a lot of Pagan religions.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04295c.htm
2007-12-27 09:57:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
All three Abrahamic traditions are called that because they trace back to Abraham.
2007-12-27 09:59:06 · answer #11 · answered by neil s 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋