A partial listing of savior figures around the same time and place as Jesus' alleged birth and death who also rose on the 3rd day include:
Bacchus
Baal
Adonis
Zoroaster
Tammus
Orpheus
Hermes
Dionysus
Devatat
Hercules
Even in the early days of Christianity, the Pagans objected because this was just like the stories of their Pagan gods, many of whom were not really, seriously worshiped anymore either. Thus, Justin Martyr, the early Church Father, had to come up with the notion "The Devil knew about it, and counterfeited it in advance."
It's amazing that anybody ever truly believed/believes this stuff! Mainly, they don't know about these sort of ludicrous explanations, but that's mainly because they don't ask.
Bacchus
Baal
Adonis
Zoroaster
Tammus
Orpheus
Hermes
Dionysus
Devatat
Hercules
Even in the early days of Christianity, the Pagans objected because this was just like the stories of their Pagan gods, many of whom were not really, seriously worshiped anymore either. Thus, Justin Martyr, the early Church Father, had to come up with the notion "The Devil knew about it, and counterfeited it in advance."
It's amazing that anybody ever truly believed/believes this stuff! Mainly, they don't know about these sort of ludicrous explanations, but that's mainly because they don't ask.
