Pagan influences on the biblical stories of Jesus' life
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Pagan influences on the biblical stories of Jesus' life
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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. 
Studies in religious history shows that Christianity is first and foremost the last in the Judeo-Christian line.
Meaning that Christianity is the newest monotheistic god religion today. Before monotheism became popular with society, there were around sixteen cultures that believed in the same characteristics in a god figure that Christianity describes in Jesus.
"What a little moonlight can do." ~ Billie Holiday
RE: Pagan influences on the biblical stories of Jesus' life
March 21, 2016 at 2:31 am
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(March 21, 2016 at 2:09 am)Kitan Wrote: Studies in religious history shows that Christianity is first and foremost the last in the Judeo-Christian line. Islam is both monotheistic (and in a stricter more literal sense of affirming God's oneness) and newer than the Jesus-centered religious movements that gave rise to the various Christianities we have today. When you say that about sixteen cultures "believed in the same characteristics in a god figure that Christianity describes in Jesus," are you specifically referring to virgin births, resurrections, and the like? Do you have any links? RE: Pagan influences on the biblical stories of Jesus' life
March 21, 2016 at 2:40 am
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"What a little moonlight can do." ~ Billie Holiday
 (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? Nope RE: Pagan influences on the biblical stories of Jesus' life
March 21, 2016 at 4:31 am
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 (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? 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? ![[Image: extraordinarywoo-sig.jpg?rlkey=x1nmxbwrp...pouidnfvtl]](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/scl/fi/a6a72vica8gsyddmkhtxp/extraordinarywoo-sig.jpg?rlkey=x1nmxbwrpk9dzrupouidnfvtl) RE: Pagan influences on the biblical stories of Jesus' life
March 21, 2016 at 12:13 pm
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(March 21, 2016 at 12:07 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote:(March 21, 2016 at 4:13 am)Huggy74 Wrote: Nope I don't say there is no truth to it. I'm still looking for information on it I can trust. But not everything out there on this subject is even accurate. Having not found anything better I'm inclined to agree with above post's "nope" unless until I come across something, but I made no claim. And I wouldn't say no elements were borrowed from paganism at all. That would be ignorant. I'm referring specifically to the idea that most miraculous events in Jesus' life were copied from pagan gods. 
christmas or i should say winter solstice is a pagan holiday and has nothing to do with some
guy named jesus. christianity is a compilition of stolen mythologies and rituals just saying.
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Code: <iframe width="100%" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/255506953&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true"></iframe>(March 21, 2016 at 12:13 pm)Panatheist Wrote:(March 21, 2016 at 12:07 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: How does one go about demonstrating that there was "no inspiration" from pagan religions in Christianity? I think that would be expecting too much of syncretism without harming the core claim, that Christianity borrowed from pagan beliefs. |
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