Hence, it is horus the elder who is the son of seb, as jesus is son of joseph. Book of the dead spell 43a, for example, speaks in its rubric of not being burned in the fire, and has a vignette of the deceased standing near flames of fire. Many on the internet seem to think so, and this video addresses this claim. Massey, for example, argued in the book his belief that. This was the greatest hero that ever lived in the mind of man not in the. Anu, an egyptian city where the rites of the death, burial and resurrection of horus were enacted annually. Mar 16, 2016 the book the pagan christ by tom harpur 2004 makes this very claim, however, and has given rise to the socalled horus jesus controversy also known as the son of god controversy. Aug 19, 2016 was jesus based on the egyptian god horus. The egyptian book of the dead and the truth about jesus youtube. Dec 25, 2019 ah yes, that old meme about jesus being a copy of horus. In the end, similarities between jesus and mythological precursors fail to invalidate the historicity of jesus.
James frazer, considered one of the founding fathers of modern anthropology and who studied ancient egypt, claimed horus was born in a swamp. Egyptian osirisisishorus allegory and the christian revelation is exactly the same. On closer examination, horus isnt much like jesus after all. He was the protector of the royalty of egypt, avenger of wrongs, defender of order, uniter of the two lands and, based on his battles with set, a god of war regularly invoked by egyptian rulers before battle and praised afterwards. One of the most popular deities for people to claim jesus is a copy of is. Book xii this is part 1of 2 for part 2 of 2 the jesus legend traced in egypt for ten thousand years 756the jesus legend in rome 771the egyptognostic jesus 786double horus, or jesus and the christ in part 2 805the mysteries and miracles 819 jesus in the mount 831sut and horus as historic characters in the canonical gospels.
The horusjesus connection uses a massive amount of primary sources and the works of highly. Religulous 2008, an antireligious diatribe that takes on islam and judaism in addition to christianity, presents a list of parallels between jesus and horus, the falconheaded egyptian deity identified with the sky and the rule of the pharaohs. Book xii this is part 1of 2 for part 2 of 2 the jesus. The egyptian book of the dead and the truth about jesus. Ah yes, that old meme about jesus being a copy of horus. The historical veracity of jesus is determined from the evidence supporting the reliability of the eyewitness accounts. Horus, the son of osiris and isis, appears in egyptian texts usually as herupkhart, horus the child, who afterwards became the avenger of his father osiris, and occupied his throne, as we are told in many places in the book of the dead. I am horus, who is in hearts i may be in the body of my father geb and of my mother nut. Murdock then attempts to illustrate parallels between anubis and john the baptist. Naturally, i was skeptical and tried doing some research but found only biased opinions that werent backed by much evidence. Also notable on the above chart is the lack of any citation at all for several of the assertions it contains. M download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Its not unusual for the characteristics of ancient prechristian deities to be exaggerated in an effort to make them sound like jesus.
This well researched book is accessible both to the general reader and to the scholar interested in the origins of the christian belief system. Horus originates in prehistory, we can only date him to egyptian times because we have no real records before that period of antiquity. Jesus horus according to egyptian mythology and the book of the dead, the ancient egyptian god of the earth, geb and goddess of the sky, nut had four offsprings osiris, isis, set, and nephthys. In this view, the account of the miracleworking jesus who rose from the dead after his crucifixion that we read in the biblical gospels, and which is portrayed in the movie son of god, is merely a retelling of a much earlier pagan egyptian myth of a son of god born of a virgin and resurrecting from the dead. In the book of the dead, for example, horus introduces the newly departed ani to osirus, and asks osirus to accept and care for ani goe. Horus supposedly walked on water, was born from a virgin, healed the sick, etc. This is thoroughly researched and completely convincing, composed of thousands of references drawn from ancient egyptian and other texts. Jesus, son of joseph, and horus, son of seb stellar house. Dec 19, 2010 egyptian mythology was set out in the book of the dead, written in 1280 bce. More information is to be found under isis in the next chapter of this book and in the book ancient egyptian roots of christianity by moustafa gadalla. The legend of horus birth, according to plutarch, involved isis making love to the dead body of osiris and horus being conceived from that.
Let me snuff the air which cometh forth from thy nostrils, and the north wind which cometh forth from thy mother nut. Is the story of jesus based on the egyptian god horus. May 21, 2010 horus was the son of the sun god osiris who they worshipped on sundays. 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 extraordinary history of the egyptian religion and its profound influence upon the later christian faith. Horus was born on december 25th according to egyptian mythological history, horuss birthday is celebrated in the season of khoiak, which runs in the months of october and november, not december 25th. May 26, 2017 the legend of horus birth, according to plutarch, involved isis making love to the dead body of osiris and horus being conceived from that. There is said to be one and only one mention of the timeframe in which horus was born, and it is during the egyptian month of khoiak. From the confession that humans made in the presence of horus at the hall of maat the place of judgment for all. I recommend the academic book christ in egypt the horusjesus connection by d. How to quickly debunk the horusjesus myth come reasons. Horus mother was indeed isis but there are no egyptologists who claim she was a virgin. Horus was born of a virgin isis on 25 december in a cave.
I first heard the claim that jesus was a copycat of the egyptian god horus when i watched the socalled documentary religulous. Was jesus a copy of horus, mithras, krishna, dionysus and. Horus the younger, on the other hand, was a powerful sky god associated with the sun, primarily, but also the moon. Apr 07, 2012 horus was born on december 25th according to egyptian mythological history, horuss birthday is celebrated in the season of khoiak, which runs in the months of october and november, not december 25th. The lake of fire can be found as early as the old kingdom pyramid texts, but the best source for such imagery is the late egyptian book of the dead and its companion texts.
Like jesus, horus was tempted while alone in the desert, healed the sick, the blind, cast out demons, and walked on water. Jesus, son of joseph, and horus, son of seb stellar. The egyptian book of vivifying the soul forever written over 5,000 years ago contains the story of the egyptian horus and has remarkable similarities to the story of jesus christ. Imhoteps book of coming forth by day, commonly known as a book of the dead, was designed to help imhotep make a successful transition from death to eternal life. Horus and jesus the supposed similarities between jesus and horus were first raised by gerald massey 18281907, an english poet and writer on spiritualism and ancient egypt. While horus worship is now a dead religion, christianity. The greatest story ever sold, i could hardly wait to get my hands on this tremendous book. There is no evidence that horus was born in a cave. The egyptian book of the dead and christianity stormfront. The mythical motif of gebseb being the father of horus is demonstrated in chapter 29a of the egyptian book of the dead. Murdock, drawing heavily from gerald massey, identifies anup the baptizer as the egyptian god anubis. Book xii this is part 1of 2 for part 2 of 2 the jesuslegend traced in egypt for ten thousand years 756the jesuslegend in rome 771the egyptognostic jesus 786double horus, or jesus and the christ in part 2 805the mysteries and miracles 819jesus in the mount 831sut and horus as historic characters in the canonical gospels. Thoth heals horus eye 1250bc, jesus heals blind mans.
Google horus crucified to see conflicting accounts on the way in which horus died. Parallels between the lives of jesus and horus, an. Jesus teachings and his ritual practice were indistinguishable in every important detail from those espoused and practiced by the osirisisis faith that had existed for thousands of years before jesus was born, and which was the dominant pagan cult in palestine and throughout the roman world at the time that jesus lived conflict between horus. Furthermore, the date of december 25th is never mentioned in the bible as the date of jesus birth and thus has no relevance to the. Apr 05, 2014 when speaking of horus, there is absolutely no record of him being born on or around december 25 th, not in the egyptian book of the dead, not in any egyptian texts, nor in the book egyptian gods and goddesses. The entire afterlife concept in christianity is a replicated blueprint of the weighing of the heart in the kemetic book,the coming forth by day.
Book of the dead of the priest of horus, imhotep imuthes ca. Horus raised osirus, his dead father, from the grave. Similarities and differences between the egyptian god horus. The christian myths were first related of horus or osiris, who was the embodiment of divine goodness, wisdom, truth and purity. The horusjesus connection stellar house publishing, 2009, author d. Horus is the son of the god osiris, born to a virgin mother. The horus jesus connection uses a massive amount of primary sources and the works of highly credentialed authorities in relevant fields to demonstrate that the popular gods horus and jesus possessed many characteristics and attributes in common. Different forms of horus are recorded in history and these are treated as distinct gods by egyptologists.
This papyrus is inscribed for a priest of the god horus named imhotep. He was baptized in a river by anup the baptizer who was later beheaded. Seeking hard evidence for the similarity of the horus and. Horus or her, heru, hor, har in ancient egyptian, is one of the most significant ancient egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably god of kingship and the sky. It is difficult enough to ancientegyptianroots of christianity, 2nd edition ix. The jesus of history and the christ of faith are two separate beings, with very different stories. Horus was a real egyptian deity, the book of the dead is a real thing that exists, and horus is mentioned in the book of the dead, but pretty much everything else here is wrong. Parallels between jesus and horus, an egyptian god quotations. Parallels between the lives of jesus and horus, an egyptian god. Horus was conceived and born after the death of isis husband and, as such, she was revered as the virgin mother. The egyptian book of vivifying the soul forever written over 5,000 years ago contains the story of the egyptian horus has remarkable similarities to the story of jesus christ.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading christ in egypt. Harpur claims that christianity was invented wholly from egyptian mythology and that jesus christ is simply horus reimagined. Every year, around this time, you start seeing memes claiming that jesus is a copy of some prechristian deity. When speaking of horus, there is absolutely no record of him being born on or around december 25 th, not in the egyptian book of the dead, not in any egyptian texts, nor in the book egyptian gods and goddesses. The story of horus can be found in the egyptian book of the dead also known as the papyrus of ani written over 3,000 years before the birth of christ. Egyptian mythology was set out in the book of the dead, written in 1280 bce. Reading the egyptian book of the dead today at page 52, and so made above image of how the story spell 17 of thoth healing horuss right eye see. There was no egyptian law for horus to fulfill, and there is no mention of a thousand year reign in egyptian mythology. Horus is what they called ishoaeeshothe giver of life jesus in ancient egypt, so ishoa is the fulfillment of all prophecy, both egyptian and hebrew, for both the egyptian and hebrew prophets spoke of the coming lebanesecopper skinned messiah who was slain before the foundation of the world. Horus is what they called ishoaeeshothe giver of lifejesus in ancient egypt, so ishoa is the fulfillment of all prophecy, both egyptian and hebrew, for both the egyptian and hebrew prophets spoke of the coming lebanesecopper skinned messiah. His coffin was found in 19 at the cemetery of meir, and this papyrus, along with a second 35. Jesus vs horus myththe true facts faith, grace, and torah.
In the pyramid texts the deceased is identified with herupkhart, and a reference is made to the fact. Book of the dead of the priest of horus, imhotep imuthes. Jun 30, 2016 the entire afterlife concept in christianity is a replicated blueprint of the weighing of the heart in the kemetic book,the coming forth by day. The horusjesus connection kindle edition by s, acharya, murdock, d. Screenshot from the movie religulous from near the end of the ridiculous horus montage, showing an actor portraying jesus with the words horus, the savior of. Horus originates in prehistory, who can only be dated to egyptian times because there are no real records before that period of antiquity. Feb 09, 2019 the lake of fire can be found as early as the old kingdom pyramid texts, but the best source for such imagery is the late egyptian book of the dead and its companion texts. He was worshipped from at least the late prehistoric egypt until the ptolemaic kingdom and roman egypt. The closest thing to it i can find is in horus official funerary role, in which he introduces the newly dead to osirus and his underworld kingdom. Coopers 1877 book and acharya ss selfpublished 2008 book have suggested that there are many similarities between the story of horus and the much posterior story of jesus. Jan 25, 2009 by the way, according to the egyptian book of the dead, the mother of horus is isis, not meri, as stated in the chart above.
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