A Christian Response by Stephen J. Bedard
One of the most frequent assertions by Jesus myth theorists is that the Gospel is based on Egyptian mythology. The reason for this is that Egypt is both really familiar and unfamiliar. That is, we are very aware of certain aspects of ancient Egypt but quite ignorant of the details. For this reason it is … Read More “Egyptian Mythology” »
One of the most common comparisons to Jesus is the Egyptian god Horus. But how close are they really? This short video gives a good answer.
Among those who promote the Jesus Myth, one of the favourite pagan gods is that of Horus. It is claimed that much of what we read in the Gospels about Jesus is found in the story of Horus, including the virgin birth. Is this true? Let us begin by looking at how the virgin birth in … Read More “Was Horus Born of a Virgin?” »
Christianity has a bad guy named Satan. Egyptian mythology has a bad guy similarly named Set. Is this a coincidence or an example of Christians borrowing from Egyptian mythology. We need to start with the names. We actually don’t know what the Egyptian Set means. Satan, however, is not a name. It is a title. … Read More “Is Satan Based on the Egyptian Set?” »
There is an attraction about ancient Egypt for many people. I know that visiting Egypt and seeing the pyramids and tombs is on my bucket list. There is something very mysterious about ancient Egypt and so it is natural that Jesus Mythicists to look there for parallels. They claim to find those parallels, suggesting that … Read More “The Problem With Finding Egyptian Parallels to Christianity” »
