Rigby5
Diamond Member
Jesus' story oddly resembles the story of Horus.
Not Really. You might be thinking of Osiris or his Greek version, Serapis.
As I said, I believe he was real just not the Messiah.
If he wasn't and a billion people pray to a fictional character?!?! Well that is something.
Well, since ALL Gods are fictional, they are praying to fictional characters... Yahweh, Allah, Amaterasu, Buddha, Krishna...
Religion is something humanity needs to outgrow.
No, I think Osiris is the father of Horus, and it is more Horus that has the whole "virgin birth" thing going on.
But Messiah is Egyptian and could be anyone born of Gods.
{...The word Messiah comes from the Egyptian word "Messeh" which means to "anoint" with crocodile fat.• Messiah eventually became associated with the symbol of the king • Kings were anointed and thus gained the Messeh's strength.• Evolved into Sobek (crocodile god and Neith's son) in Egypt • Evolved into Suchos in Greece. ...}
Christos or Christ means anointed one in Greek.
{... Christ comes from the Greek word χριστός (chrīstós), meaning "anointed one". The word is derived from the Greek verb χρίω (chrī́ō), meaning "to anoint." In the Greek Septuagint, christos was used to translate the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (Mašíaḥ, messiah), meaning "[one who is] anointed".
In the Old Testament, anointing was reserved to the Kings of Israel, to the High Priest of Israel, and to the prophets (1 Kings 19:16). ...}
Wish there was some way to tell if he actually existed or is a composite of many people?