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religions, what does that imply? I already talked about how Christianity ripped off the Hindu Trimurti as well as the concept of karma (karma was at least ripped off subtly) in this question:
Link: http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkhO0SH6endfFBabNloxiTQhBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20100624102520AAD7AzW
But here's everything else.
DISCLAIMER: I'm not religious nor do I believe in or worship a deity. I'm just explaining it in an unbiased context.
1. Would you believe that aside from the Trimurti, there's more trinities.
Zeus (father), Leto (mother) and Apollo (son). Osiris (father), Isis (mother) and Horus (son). Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati (the wives of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva respectively) as the Tridevi. Mitra, Indra and Varuna as a trinity in early Vedic Hinduism. All of these trinities predate Christianity by hundreds of years and so did the concept of a triple divinity.
2. There are many parallels with the Greek god Dionysus and Christianity. One such similarity is the symbolism of wine the importance it had in both Dionysian and Christian mythologies. Dionysus was said to have created wine and, may even have turned water into wine. In a myth called the Miracle at Cana, Jesus was said to have attended a wedding and turned water into wine. We all know the ritual meal of bread, as Jesus' body, and wine, as Jesus' blood, don't we? In Christian theology, specifically Roman Catholic theology, transubtantiation is the change of bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Jesus. Well, precursors to the notion of transubstantiation could be found in Dionysian religion. Added to that, there is a hematite seal called the ?????? ????????, which dates back to the 2nd Century BCE, long before Jesus was said to have been crucified. Why is this significant? Because it depicts Dionysus, or Orpheus, being crucified. Orpheus did go to the underworld, but that was before he died. Dionysus was said to have been to the underworld, but unlike Orpheus, he sat with his father, Zeus, on the throne of Olypmus. This is very similar to the story of Jesus, in which after he died he went to the underworld for three days and after reappearing for a while, he went into Heaven. Jesus and Dionysus are both divine. So could some of Jesus' stories have been inspired by Dionysus. Jesus going to the underworld to claim souls from Hell, isn't that similar to Orpheus' journey to the underworld to save Eurydice. Even though Orpheus failed (Orpheus looked back and Eurydice fell into Hades), the journey to save her is all that matters. Because it is that journey which is uniquely similar to what Jesus was said to have done before was supposedly resurrected - and the Orpheus story predates that of Jesus.
3. The names of several demons and fallen angels in Christian mythology are drawn from, or are similar to, other deities.
4. The Christian prayer is very similar to the hand gestures of small Hindu or Buddhist statues. It is also very similar to the Namaste greeting gesture which is commonly used in India and Nepal. Keep in mind that Jesus may have journeyed to India and Nepal at some point in his life.
5. The halo is not of Christian origin. It is used frequently used in Indian art, particularly Buddhist iconography. In fact, there are several Hindu and Buddhist figures that are depicted as having halos. Both Hinduism and Buddhism predate Christianity. In Roman art, some figures are depicted as having halos. Apollo is often depicted as having a halo.
6. The classical image of the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus is ripped off the Isis holding baby Horus, the son of Osiris. What's ironic is that Isis is not a virgin, she is a mother goddess. However, it could be said that God made the Virgin Mary pregnant with Jesus, which brings us to point 7.
7. As I said earlier, God could have made Mary pregnant. But Zeus did pretty much the same thing. He had impregnated many mortal women and bore many children or demigods. This had infuriated Hera. The difference is that God only did it only once and Zeus did it many times - and the Greek religion predated Christianity.
8. And finally, the God we know nin monotheistic religions is not a new thing, nor is it originally Christian. First off, archaeologists in Greece have unearthed a temple to Zeus with a statue of Zeus that has the inscription "Zeus the Highest" on it. It also suggests that the ancient Greeks were starting embrace the idea of monotheism independently. All this before Christianity was even concieved, let alone any Abrahamic religion.
Here is the link to the article:
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=588&art_id=qw1059738301326B262&set_id=1
Second, God is not of Christian origin. It is of Jewish origin, but I'm sure we already know that. Sure there were different names for him and it was hard to determine his real name, but the God all Abrahamic religions worship is the same Jewish god, just that Christianity added a New Testam
Link: http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkhO0SH6endfFBabNloxiTQhBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20100624102520AAD7AzW
But here's everything else.
DISCLAIMER: I'm not religious nor do I believe in or worship a deity. I'm just explaining it in an unbiased context.
1. Would you believe that aside from the Trimurti, there's more trinities.
Zeus (father), Leto (mother) and Apollo (son). Osiris (father), Isis (mother) and Horus (son). Saraswati, Lakshmi and Parvati (the wives of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva respectively) as the Tridevi. Mitra, Indra and Varuna as a trinity in early Vedic Hinduism. All of these trinities predate Christianity by hundreds of years and so did the concept of a triple divinity.
2. There are many parallels with the Greek god Dionysus and Christianity. One such similarity is the symbolism of wine the importance it had in both Dionysian and Christian mythologies. Dionysus was said to have created wine and, may even have turned water into wine. In a myth called the Miracle at Cana, Jesus was said to have attended a wedding and turned water into wine. We all know the ritual meal of bread, as Jesus' body, and wine, as Jesus' blood, don't we? In Christian theology, specifically Roman Catholic theology, transubtantiation is the change of bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Jesus. Well, precursors to the notion of transubstantiation could be found in Dionysian religion. Added to that, there is a hematite seal called the ?????? ????????, which dates back to the 2nd Century BCE, long before Jesus was said to have been crucified. Why is this significant? Because it depicts Dionysus, or Orpheus, being crucified. Orpheus did go to the underworld, but that was before he died. Dionysus was said to have been to the underworld, but unlike Orpheus, he sat with his father, Zeus, on the throne of Olypmus. This is very similar to the story of Jesus, in which after he died he went to the underworld for three days and after reappearing for a while, he went into Heaven. Jesus and Dionysus are both divine. So could some of Jesus' stories have been inspired by Dionysus. Jesus going to the underworld to claim souls from Hell, isn't that similar to Orpheus' journey to the underworld to save Eurydice. Even though Orpheus failed (Orpheus looked back and Eurydice fell into Hades), the journey to save her is all that matters. Because it is that journey which is uniquely similar to what Jesus was said to have done before was supposedly resurrected - and the Orpheus story predates that of Jesus.
3. The names of several demons and fallen angels in Christian mythology are drawn from, or are similar to, other deities.
4. The Christian prayer is very similar to the hand gestures of small Hindu or Buddhist statues. It is also very similar to the Namaste greeting gesture which is commonly used in India and Nepal. Keep in mind that Jesus may have journeyed to India and Nepal at some point in his life.
5. The halo is not of Christian origin. It is used frequently used in Indian art, particularly Buddhist iconography. In fact, there are several Hindu and Buddhist figures that are depicted as having halos. Both Hinduism and Buddhism predate Christianity. In Roman art, some figures are depicted as having halos. Apollo is often depicted as having a halo.
6. The classical image of the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus is ripped off the Isis holding baby Horus, the son of Osiris. What's ironic is that Isis is not a virgin, she is a mother goddess. However, it could be said that God made the Virgin Mary pregnant with Jesus, which brings us to point 7.
7. As I said earlier, God could have made Mary pregnant. But Zeus did pretty much the same thing. He had impregnated many mortal women and bore many children or demigods. This had infuriated Hera. The difference is that God only did it only once and Zeus did it many times - and the Greek religion predated Christianity.
8. And finally, the God we know nin monotheistic religions is not a new thing, nor is it originally Christian. First off, archaeologists in Greece have unearthed a temple to Zeus with a statue of Zeus that has the inscription "Zeus the Highest" on it. It also suggests that the ancient Greeks were starting embrace the idea of monotheism independently. All this before Christianity was even concieved, let alone any Abrahamic religion.
Here is the link to the article:
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=588&art_id=qw1059738301326B262&set_id=1
Second, God is not of Christian origin. It is of Jewish origin, but I'm sure we already know that. Sure there were different names for him and it was hard to determine his real name, but the God all Abrahamic religions worship is the same Jewish god, just that Christianity added a New Testam