Stellar house publishing was founded in 2005 by author acharya s aka d. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Can anyone explain how it has been proven false, or provide any website links. For background, the standard horusjesus argument frequently comes from its use in documentary zeitgeist, which falsely asserts that the jesus story derives almost onetoone from horus of egyptian lore. Jul 02, 2014 the widely watched youtube documentary, zeitgeist, blatantly asserts, the reality is, jesus wasa mythical figure. As i debunked earlier in the jesus section of this page, i showed that horus and jesus had very little in common. In just the first 15 minutes, i had material for multiple blog posts, and this will address claims made by peter joseph concerning the egyptian god horus and jesus. One of the more controversial theories sometimes called the copycat thesis suggests that many of the miracles, other life events, and beliefs about horus an ancient egyptian god were recycled and incorporated into stories about jesus as recorded in gospels and other books in the christian scriptures new testament. Aside from questionable attempts to link lazarus with osiris, this claim is generally true. Yet, all you need to do is to think a bit and the paperthin claims of jesuss stolen resurrection will quickly melt away.
Both were born in a cave although sometimes jesus is said to have been born in a stable. The study of jesus in comparative mythology is the examination of the narratives of the life of jesus in the christian gospels, traditions and theology, as they relate to christianity and other religions. Zeitgeist is a german word meaning the spirit of the times, thus zeitgeist the movie purports to pull aside the curtain and reveal the true nature of the world in which we live. After zeitgeist, the movie makes several easily disputed claims which i have refuted about how similar pagan gods are to jesus the film then goes on to list attributes to jesus and then attempts to show that he is astrological. Started to preach at the age of 30 and had 12 diciples. A remastered version was presented as a global premiere on november 10, 2007 at the 4th annual artivist film.
Both were born of a virgin on dec 25th and visited by 3 kings. The horusjesus connection, the gospel according to acharya s, the 2010 astrotheology calendar and the 2011 astrotheology calendar. Jan 11, 2014 one of the parts contained a somewhat believable story comparing jesus with horus. The movie, authored by peter joseph, reflects on the the myth of jesus, the attacks of 911, and the federal reserve bank as well as on a number of conspiracy theories related to those three main topics. Although the vast majority of new testament scholars and historians of the ancient near east agree that jesus existed as a historical figure, most secular historians also agree that the.
Allegedly, they had the same titles as jesus like christ, lamb of god etc. Many of these have had some input from miller, so well report those and add as needed. Aside from questionable attempts to link lazarus with osiris, this claim. The companion guide to zeitgeist, part 1 stellar house.
Set is the god of the desert who battles horus, while. Is the jesus of the new testament based in mythology or history. The movie website, watch online, wikipedia entry states in part i the greatest story ever sold that major points of the story about jesus christs birth, life, death and resurrection are not original but are shared with multiple other gods or deities of older religions the film first at around 16min. Horus rising by dan abnett, false gods by graham mcneill, the first heretic by aaron dembskibowden, fulgrim by graham mcnei. Often depicted as a falcon or a man with a falcon head, horus was believed to be the. After doing some research it has come to my attention that jesus is almost exactly like the egyptian god horus.
Seeking hard evidence for the similarity of the horus and jesus myths. Horus is one of the oldest recorded deities in the ancient egyptian religion. This is my first video blog were i take an indepth look at the jesus myth and compare him to the countless other deities and sun. The claim that jesus was a myth or an exaggeration originated in the writings of liberal german theologians in the nineteenth century. According to peter joseph, the original zeitgeist was not presented in a film format, but was a performance piece. I first heard the claim that jesus was a copycat of the egyptian god horus when i watched the socalled documentary religulous. Zeitgeist movie an overview the zeitgeist movie has been circulating on the internet since 2007. Why do you think the bible took this story for jesus. The companion guide to zeitgeist, part 1note about piracy torrent. Like jesus, horus was tempted while alone in the desert. The parallels between jesus and horus a refutation of acharya s. The study of jesus in comparative mythology is the examination of the narratives of the life of jesus in the christian gospels, traditions and theology, as they.
In this video, we answer this question from a historical perspective to show why this view of mythicism taught in films like zeitgeist. For example, inscribed about 3500 years ago, on the walls of the temple of luxor in egypt are images of the enunciation, the immaculate conception, the birth, and the adoration of horus. Be advised that the ebook here is different from what is illegally posted on criminal sites providing a stolen torrent. The premise is that parts of the bible are full of myths and stories recycled from earlier times and made to fit the various characters of the bible. What are the similarities between the egyptian god horus. The film assembles archival footage, animations, and narration. The parallels between jesus and horus a refutation of. Zeitgeist pagan myths and jesus hashtagapologetics. Please note that peter joseph has included this part in a larger work that incorporates the sources for the rest of the first zeitgeist film. The horus jesus connection myth has much of what makes an urban legend appealing. Seeking hard evidence for the similarity of the horus and. Zeitgeist, the movie did not make this up originally. There are a number of voices claiming that the accounts. I hear the horus, mithra, jesus topicdebate was debunked.
The widely watched youtube documentary, zeitgeist, blatantly asserts, the reality is, jesus wasa mythical figure. Arise and take the young child and his mother and flee into egypt. Shp books attain to the highest standards of scholarship while being accessible to the public. In this video clip below, lenny compares the actual myth of horus to the gospel accounts and you can. Set is the god of the desert who battles horus, while jesus is tempted in the desert by satan p. Christianity, along with all other theistic belief systems, is the fraud of the age. You can only get the officially endorsed companion guide to zeitgeist, part 1 from this website.
The horusjesus connection myth has much of what makes an urban legend appealing. Zeitgeist the greatest story ever told part 1 youtube. There are plenty of atheists who talk about how horus mithra, etc are so extremely similar to the story of jesus christ, and then i hear christians saying that that whole thing has been debunked or proven wrong somehow. First and foremost, the post states how jesus was roughly 2,000 years ago, right when bc ended, and horus was roughly 5,000 years ago, so about 3000 bc.
Accorging to egyptian mythology, his father was murdered by seth who was his perpetual antagonist and was cut into 14 pieces which were scattered all over egypt. This is a combination of terminological fudging, halftruth, and irrelevancy. Was the egyptian god horus born on the 25th of december. There are some parallels between one particular cult of ra ancient egypt and jesus but it doesnt seem to have set the world of egyptology alight. The movie is a 2007 film by peter joseph presenting a number of conspiracy theories. There was no passion in the incident alluded to, osiris was indeed plotted against by set.
We should always focus on a rigorous examination of claims and the evidence supporting them and why claims without sufficient evidence should be rejected. The zeitgeist movie makes the claim that the stories of jesus are just copies of the ancient egyptian dying and rising myth of horus. Claimed similarities between jesus christ and horus and. For background, the standard horus jesus argument frequently comes from its use in documentary zeitgeist, which falsely asserts that the jesus story derives almost onetoone from horus of egyptian lore. Horus vs jesus in the zeitgeist movie video come reasons. The first part of the documentary zeitgeist is based on the pseudo scholarship of a new ager who calls herself acharya s. They essentially said that jesus was nothing more than a copy of popular dyingandrising fertility gods in various placestammuz in mesopotamia, adonis in syria, attis in asia minor, and horus in egypt. The jesus story in the bible has been rumored to be a recycled version of the horusegypt story since the first gospel appeared. Our topics include conspiracy theory, secret societies, ufos and more. She has selfpublished a series of books claiming that jesus never existed and that he was an amalgam of earlier gods re. There are no accounts of horus being a teacher at the age of 12. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Jun 24, 20 jesus bears similarities to mithras and horus, therefore the story of jesus is also a myth.
Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. The god that tells horus mother come, thou goddess isis, hide thyself with thy child. The christ conspiracy, the book upon which zeitgeist is based, claims that horus raised his father osiris from the dead, just as jesus raised lazarus from the dead jn. The problem with the film, as has been roundly pointed out by academics worldwide, is that many of the conspiratorial claims and historical references are outright. Or, its possible jesus didnt exist at all, and the story is entirely fabricated. In this instantly downloadable and printable pdf file are answers to the following questions. One of the parts contained a somewhat believable story comparing jesus with horus. Oct 16, 2012 the zeitgeist movie makes the claim that the stories of jesus are just copies of the ancient egyptian dying and rising myth of horus.
I dont think proving a connection from horus to jesus does anything for us, except help explain some of the origins of christian mythology if it were true, which it probably isnt. I also debunked the ideas of horuss life revolving around virgin birth, crucifixion, and resurrection. Zeitgeist the greatest story ever told part 2 duration. How to quickly debunk the horusjesus myth i remember the first time i heard the story of the las vegas vacationer who took a girl back to his hotel room but passed out, only to awake the next morning in a bathtub filled with ice and a kidney missingthe victim of organ harvesters. Furthermore, the character of jesus, a literary and astrological hybrid, is most explicitly a plagiarization of the egyptian sungod horus. The zeitgeist youtube video alone has already been viewed over 3 million times, and it argues that jesus was borrowed from the egyptian falconheaded deity named horus. Here is a good outline that examines some of the claims regarding horus. The film lists several supposed similarities between the two. Although the majority of new testament scholars and historians of the ancient near east agree that jesus existed as a historical figure, most. The stories may have a few similarities, but such conclusions could be. Horuss foster father was called joseph, and jesuss foster father was joseph. This site provides an efficient, wellsourced debunking of the inaccurate points of comparison. The egyptian god horus was the sky god and the son of isis and osiris. Nor did i do any of the writing for the rest of the source guide.
Naturally, i was skeptical and tried doing some research but found only biased opinions that werent backed by much evidence. The companion guide to zeitgeist, part 1 stellar house publishing. Jesus vs horus myththe true facts faith, grace, and torah. Are there parallels between the lives of jesus and horus. Zeitgeist is a lie and the bible is true page 9 at the godlikeproductions conspiracy forum. Zeitgeist, the movie debunked part one zeitgeist exposed. I have nothing to do with any other parts of any of the films. The companion guide to the film zeitgeist outlines the basis for this claim by explaining, as does satan with jesus, set aka seth attempts to kill horus. Was born of the virgin isismeri in december 25th in a cavemanger with his birth being announced by a star in the east and attended by three wise men.
On the first line of the post, it shows that jesus was born of the virgin mary, where the story is presumed that god himself placed the baby in her womb, so that jesus, the son of god, would. Horus s foster father was called joseph, and jesus s foster father was joseph. Zeitgeist is a lie and the bible is true i have been amazed that some people actually believe that jesus is a copycat myth based on pagan gods. Please also note that this sourcebook is only for the first part the religion part of the first zeitgeist film. Bill mahers film religulous redeploys the claim, often made, that the biblical story of jesus is a rerun of the egyptian myth of horus.
Yet, all you need to do is to think a bit and the paperthin claims of jesus s stolen resurrection will quickly melt away. Later horus, who was raised by his mother in the swamps of the nile delta, when he grew. It, of course, is absolutely ridiculous, but let us look at one of the examples from zeitgeist. Jesus bears similarities to mithras and horus, therefore the story of jesus is also a myth. I hope that points you to some interesting reading. The film lists several supposed similarities between the two stories in an attempt to prove that the gospels were simply fabricated from preexisting material. Faith, grace, and torah everyday there are thousands, possibly hundreds of thousands if not millions of people trying to disprove the bible and mystify the story of jesus to where they will try to connect him to some other god of another culture such as the egyptians. But if this was a formal, deductive argument, it might be something like this. Zeitgeist is a series of three documentary films released between 2007 and 2011 that present a number of conspiracy theories, as well as proposals for broad. Part 1the greatest story ever told the link above will lead you to the pdf slow loading. Unfortunately for us, peter joseph the man responsible for zeitgeist never actually presents an argument. Both were born in a cave although sometimes jesus is. Below is a transcript taken from the beginning, about 15 minutes in, of zeitgeist.
Destined to be a classic enjoyed by both the professional scholar and the lay person, this comparative religion book contains a startling perspective of the. Jul 21, 20 the christ conspiracy, the book upon which zeitgeist is based, claims that horus raised his father osiris from the dead, just as jesus raised lazarus from the dead jn. The movie website, watch online, wikipedia entry states in part i the greatest story ever sold that major points of the story about jesus christs birth, life, death and resurrection are not original but are shared with multiple other gods or deities of older religions. In the video its director, peter joseph, seeks to persuade viewers that the authors of the new testament essentially plagiarized the concept of the virgin birth, december 25 as christs birth date, the twelve disciples, the miracles, the crucifixion, and the resurrection from. Jan 25, 2010 a number of the elements of jesus life, most of the supernatural stuff actually, was lifted from various older mythologies, horus and mithra being two. Is jesus just a copy of the pagan gods of other ancient religions. Everyday there are thousands, possibly hundreds of thousands if not millions of people trying to disprove the bible and mystify the story of jesus to where they will try to connect him to some other god of another culture such as the egyptians. How to quickly debunk the horusjesus myth come reasons. Horus had only four disciples called herushemsu, but at some point in his story there is reference to sixteen followers and a group of unnumbered followers who join horus in battle called mesnui. What strikes me is that from romans to greeks, celts, islam, our traditions are in fact nothing of pure pagan vs christian is a very poor. In his passion, osiris was plotted against and killed by set and the 72.
Ive seen some websites that support the theory, but i havent seen those that have debunked it. There was a big party, at which set had a coffin brought in and encouraged everyone, including 72. The point of listing them is to show further on that jesus is no different than horus, dionysus or mithras. Horus supposedly walked on water, was born from a virgin, healed the sick, etc.
Jesus and the story of osiris and horus william lane craig. Welcome to stellar house publishing shp, a company dedicated to bringing to the public lost and hidden information regarding the worlds religions, mythologies and spiritual traditions. Christianity, along with all other theistic belief systems, is the fraud of the age millions have watched zeitgeist, in which its author peter joseph cites dates, doctrines and symbols supposedly copied by christianity from other ancient religionsincluding its. The comparisons are without a doubt very interesting. Murdock is also the ceo and president of stellar house publishing, which also publishes extraordinary works such as man made god by mythology scholar and secular writer. The only account of horus that involves water is one story where horus is torn to pieces, with isis requesting the crocodile god to fish him out of the water.
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