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Is Christianity based on older myths?

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Is Christianity based on older myths?
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RE: Is Christianity based on older myths?
February 10, 2015 at 10:39 pm
(February 10, 2015 at 10:11 pm)YGninja Wrote: Maybe i am wrong but from what i can tell, not a scrap of evidence has been produced in this thread which suggests Christianity was copied from other religions.

The OP did not say "copied" it said based on. Here is your word for today.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syncretism

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#232
RE: Is Christianity based on older myths?
February 10, 2015 at 10:55 pm
Four syllables...uhhhhhhhh
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#233
RE: Is Christianity based on older myths?
February 10, 2015 at 11:26 pm (This post was last modified: February 10, 2015 at 11:26 pm by Mudhammam.)
(February 10, 2015 at 10:11 pm)YGninja Wrote: Maybe i am wrong but from what i can tell, not a scrap of evidence has been produced in this thread which suggests Christianity was copied from other religions.
Minus only that 2/3rds of its holy book, you mean.
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#234
RE: Is Christianity based on older myths?
February 10, 2015 at 11:32 pm
(February 10, 2015 at 10:15 pm)Cato Wrote:
(February 10, 2015 at 10:11 pm)YGninja Wrote: Maybe i am wrong but from what i can tell, not a scrap of evidence has been produced in this thread which suggests Christianity was copied from other religions.

Post #218 on page 22. Drich has ignored me, what have you?

"When the people in a village of Samaria were not responsive to the message of Jesus, it was James and John who wanted to call down fire from heaven on them (see Luke 9:54). "

Perhaps this is why Jesus called them by this name.
Either way, its not an issue pertaining to Christian doctrine. Its hardly a pillar of the faith, there could be a dozen reasons why Jesus chose that name.
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RE: Is Christianity based on older myths?
February 10, 2015 at 11:33 pm (This post was last modified: February 10, 2015 at 11:39 pm by Thumpalumpacus.)
(February 10, 2015 at 9:19 am)robvalue Wrote: There would also be an incentive to not preserve stuff which obviously makes it look like you're copied it.

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(February 10, 2015 at 10:11 pm)YGninja Wrote: Maybe i am wrong but from what i can tell, not a scrap of evidence has been produced in this thread which suggests Christianity was copied from other religions.

I'm thinking that says more about your percipience than about this thread.

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RE: Is Christianity based on older myths?
February 10, 2015 at 11:44 pm
(February 10, 2015 at 10:33 pm)watchamadoodle Wrote: Regarding the "sons of thunder" is it possible that Jesus was merely borrowing a cute nickname from the Hellenistic culture around him?

Exactly; however, I give credit to the author of Mark, not Jesus.
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RE: Is Christianity based on older myths?
February 10, 2015 at 11:45 pm (This post was last modified: February 10, 2015 at 11:46 pm by bennyboy.)
(February 10, 2015 at 10:39 pm)Minimalist Wrote:
(February 10, 2015 at 10:11 pm)YGninja Wrote: Maybe i am wrong but from what i can tell, not a scrap of evidence has been produced in this thread which suggests Christianity was copied from other religions.

The OP did not say "copied" it said based on. Here is your word for today.

Study.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syncretism

Syncretism
This word needs to be a new thread. Just saying.
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#238
RE: Is Christianity based on older myths?
February 11, 2015 at 1:05 am
Why? I'm sure even the xtians can learn to say it eventually.
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#239
RE: Is Christianity based on older myths?
February 11, 2015 at 5:26 am
(February 11, 2015 at 1:05 am)Minimalist Wrote: Why? I'm sure even the xtians can learn to say it eventually.

After all it sounds a bit like cretinism, a word they should be more familiar with.
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RE: Is Christianity based on older myths?
February 11, 2015 at 5:40 am
Which sounds a bit like creationism.
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