Parallels Between Osiris and Jesus

[Confused Ape]

People like to push these similarities beyond all reason.

Resurrecting gods were a dime a dozen in the ANE. Jesus is nothing special. It is not necessary to make connections to every aspect of the story.

Christians like to point out that Jesus was only resurrected once, unlike vegetation deities who go down to the underworld and come back every year.

Osiris died and was resurrected once. The same applies to the Sumerian goddess, Inanna.

Inanna's Descent To The Underworld

The Anna, the seven judges, rendered their decision against her. They looked at her – it was the look of death. They spoke to her – it was the speech of anger. They shouted at her – it was the shout of heavy guilt. The afflicted woman was turned into a corpse. And the corpse was hung on a hook."

Three days and three nights passed, and Ninshubur, following instructions, went to Enlil, Nanna, and Enki's temples, and demanded they save Inanna.

Things went as Enki said, and the gala-tura and the kur-jara were able to revive Inanna.

This is as far as one can go with drawing parallels to Jesus, however, because -

Demons of Ereshkigal's followed (or accompanied) Inanna out of the underworld, and insisted that she wasn’t free to go until someone took her place.

Jesus's father was a deity who impregnated a human woman but his parentage isn't unique. Perseus's father was Zeus who impregnated Danae - Perseus -Origin at Argos

Minimalist is right in that it isn't necessary to make connections to every aspect of the story.