Horus vs. Jesus
Comparison of some life events of Horus and Jesus:
Interesting Parallels - please don't comment that I'm a savage pagan and don't know my stuff. Do the research first as I have done. This is just something interesting to discuss. :)
Written documentation about Horus predates Judaism by over 1200 years according to archaeological finds
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Event
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Horus
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Yeshua of Nazareth, a.k.a. Jesus
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Conception:
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By a virgin. There is some doubt about this matter
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By a virgin.
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Father:
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Only begotten son of the God Osiris.
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Only begotten son of Yehovah (in the form of the Holy Spirit).
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Mother:
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Isis-Meri.
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Miriam (now often referred to as Mary).
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Foster father:
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Seb, (a.k.a. Jo-Seph).
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Joseph.
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Foster father's ancestry:
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Of royal descent.
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Of royal descent.
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Birth location:
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In a cave.
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In a cave or stable.
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Annunciation:
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By an angel to Isis, his mother.
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By an angel to Miriam, his mother.
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Birth heralded by:
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The star Sirius, the morning star.
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An unidentified "star in the East."
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Birth date:
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Ancient Egyptians paraded a manger and child representing Horus through the streets at the time of the winter solstice (about DEC-21). In reality, he had no birth date; he was not a human.
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Born during the fall. However, his birth date is now celebrated on DEC-25. The date was chosen to occur on the same date as the birth of Mithra, Dionysus and the Sol Invictus (unconquerable Sun), etc.
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Birth announcement:
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By angels.
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By angels.
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Birth witnesses:
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Shepherds.
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Shepherds.
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Later witnesses to birth:
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Three solar deities.
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An unknown number of wise men. They are said to have brought three gifts; thus the legend grew that there were three men.
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Death threat during infancy:
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Herut tried to have Horus murdered.
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Herod tried to have Jesus murdered.
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Handling the threat:
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The God That tells Horus' mother "Come, thou goddess Isis, hide thyself with thy child."
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An angel tells Jesus' father to: "Arise and take the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt."
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Rite of passage ritual:
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Horus came of age with a special ritual, when his eye was restored.
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Taken by parents to the temple for what is today called a bar mitzvah ritual.
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Age at the ritual:
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12
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12
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Break in life history:
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No data between ages of 12 & 30.
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No data between ages of 12 & 30.
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Baptism location:
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In the river Eridanus.
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In the river Jordan.
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Age at baptism:
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30.
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30.
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Baptized by:
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Anup the Baptiser.
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John the Baptist, a.k.a. John the Baptist.
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Subsequent fate of the baptiser:
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Beheaded.
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Beheaded.
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