26 May, 2005

If Only the Ancient Egyptians Had Copyright Law

I recently found a couple webpages which show the parallels between Egyptian myths and the myth of the Christian savior. The first discusses Osiris as a savior who died and was resurrected.

Believing scholars like to bring up differences between Jesus and the earlier Pagan godmen. Attis' faithful hung his likeness on a pine tree, not on a cross, so Jesus can't be Attis. Osiris mother was a Goddess instead of a mortal woman. Believing scholars are right, Jesus wasn't Attis, and He wasn't Osiris. Jesus was a "new" God, the same way the first Honda Accord was a new car. He was a "new" version of God, built from old ideas.

The second site shows the parallels between the Egyptian god Horus and Christ.

According to author and theologian Tom Harpur: "[Author Gerald] Massey discovered nearly two hundred instances of immediate correspondence between the mythical Egyptian material and the allegedly historical Christian writings about Jesus. Horus indeed was the archetypal Pagan Christ."

The site even features a handy chart for comparing Horus and Jesus. E.g.-

Horus: "I am the possessor of bread in Anu. I have bread in heaven with Ra."
Jesus: "I am the living bread that came down from heaven."

Thankfully for the Christians, the Egyptians did not have any copyright laws.

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