(March 21, 2016 at 4:13 am)Huggy74 Wrote:(March 21, 2016 at 2:02 am)Panatheist Wrote: I know that some claims about pagan influences on Christianity are overblown or discredited, but is there any truth to the claim that the virgin birth, the death, and resurrection of Jesus (and possibly some other elements) took inspiration from pagan religions or mystery religions?
This matter is of strictly academic interest to me.
Nope
How does one go about demonstrating that there was "no inspiration" from pagan religions in Christianity?
I'm genuinely curious as to how you support your claim that there is 'no truth' to claims of syncretism?