A Christian Response by Stephen J. Bedard
Among the many gods of ancient Egypt, few were as important or as beloved as Osiris. For more than two thousand years, Egyptians looked to Osiris as the ruler of the underworld, the judge of the dead, and the promise of life after death. His story of murder, resurrection, and triumph over death became one … Read More “What Do We Know About Osiris? The Development of Egypt’s God of the Dead” »
If you are interested in ancient Egyptian religion, one of the key texts that you must read is The Egyptian Book of the Dead. But as you do that, you must realize that in some way, the Book of the Dead is a modern creation. The texts are indeed ancient but the collection that we … Read More “The Egyptian Book of the Dead” »
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” »
