Horus may be shown as a falcon on the narmer palette, dating from about the 31st century bc. How similar is horus to jesus upon close examination. April 2014 this image, claiming that the story of jesus was plagiarised from the egyptian god horus, recently appeared on a widely popular social media site that is visited by young people around the globe. The christinsanity story of jesus is nothing more than european trickerystolen and plagiarized by the catholic church from the old egyptian god horus. Many mormons when they start delving and unravelling events in our history also delve into what they can find out about possible origins to the bible or even if you want to say conspiracy theories. We want to provide a resource and truly look into the comparisons between the two to see whether or not they are true and where the. This book is the result of decades of study of the worlds religions and mythologies, focusing on comparative religion. There are an amazing number of identical or very similar life events, characteristics, and teachings shared by horus and yeshua of nazareth jesus christ. Gerald massey, an english poet and amateur egyptologist is among the first authors to link comparisons between the egyptian religion and christianity through his books. The books are collections of ancient egyptian spells that were believed. A complete list of horus heresy books in chronological order. Take the contention that horus and jesus were both of virgin birth. Horus, the favoured son of the emperor, turns against his primarch brothers and pitches the space marines legions into a bigger struggle for the imperium itself. There is a galaxy far, far away where a civil war rages, where the emperor of mankind, founder of the imperium of man the proponent of order in the milky way galaxy, fights against chaos and its forces.
It is astounding how many similarities there are between the egyptian book of the dead and the bible. The horusjesus connection uses a massive amount of primary sources and the works of highly christ in egypt. What follows is a standard sketch from perhaps the most standard source. Shp books attain to the highest standards of scholarship while being accessible to the public. 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.
The horus heresy share book recommendations with your. He was baptized in a river by anup the baptizer who was later beheaded. Are there parallels between the lives of jesus and horus. Yet, all you need to do is to think a bit and the paperthin claims of jesuss stolen resurrection will quickly melt away. Harpur claims that christianity was invented wholly from egyptian mythology and that jesus christ is simply horus reimagined. Was jesus a copy of horus, mithras, krishna, dionysis and other pagan gods. Although the majority of new testament scholars and historians of the ancient near east agree that jesus existed as a historical figure, most. Destined to be a classic enjoyed by both the professional scholar an. Horus came of age with a special ritual, when his eye was restored. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Horus originates in prehistory, who can only be dated to egyptian times because there are no real records before that period of antiquity. His book is a weird mix of historical speculation, philology, and theorizing about the precession of the zodiac, all presented as fact with minimal supporting evidence. Life events shared by horus and jesus stories from the life of horus had been circulating for centuries before jesus birth circa 4 to 7 bce. Well be exploring the similarities between horus and jesus on.
Jesus was not the first person to say i am the way, the truth, and the life. Like jesus, horus was tempted while alone in the desert. Modern day conspiracy theorists have been linking jesus to the ancient egyptian god, horus. This is thoroughly researched and completely convincing, composed of thousands of references drawn from ancient egyptian and other texts. Set is the god of the desert who battles horus, while jesus is tempted in the desert by satan p. When i searched only for horus i found plenty of sites on genuine egyptology that do not describe horus in any way that could be confused with the jesus myth what we do know is that religions evolve. This is not the first time this idea has circulated there have been numerous versions of it before. Over three millennia, horus worship, and the stories and beliefs about him, changed and developed, so that he or gods. Murdock, also known as acharya s, 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. The horusjesus connection comprises nearly 600 pages with almost 2,400 footnotes and citations from more than 900. This table is a continuation from a previous essay.
The authors claimed that the amulet was a depiction of the god dionysus on a cross, and thus, they. 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. Was jesus a copy of horus, mithras, krishna, dionysus and. If, of course, this is true then it would be fair to say that jesus was a copycat of horus. Horus was an egyptian god first worshipped in upper egypt more than 3,000 years bce. But it springs from the same questions that occur to anyone reading the foundation stories of the worlds great religions. Like jesus, horus was tempted while alone in the desert, healed the sick. The horusjesus 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. Arise and take the young child and his mother and flee into egypt. Its an epic tale of honour, loyalty and betrayal, and even though we know how it ends, there are still plenty of. Recently i saw religulous here and he touched on horus here and a few of the parallels between the story of horus and jesus. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading christ in egypt. Is jesus simply a retelling of the horus mythology. The horusjesus connection and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
There are many films and books flooding the market supporting their claims. In the end, similarities between jesus and mythological precursors fail to invalidate the historicity of jesus. We have watched many videos that discuss jesus and horus. However, this has been refuted by both christian and nonchristian scholars. The notion that jesus was copied from horus is a stretch, of interest chiefly to people with an axe to grind such as the writer and star of religulous, bill maher. Most of the claims are simply made up etymology, like horizon should mean horus rising.
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. Parallels between the lives of jesus and horus, an. The study of jesus in comparative mythology is the examination of the narratives of the life of. Is the story about jesus in the bible just a serious case of plagiarism. Read is jesus simply a retelling of the horus mythology. The god that tells horus mother come, thou goddess isis, hide thyself with thy child. Who has more evidence of actually being real, horus or jesus. Its funny when it comes to mormons they give out all these verses but no lesson to the verse no chapter to a book, just what they think it means.
Seeking hard evidence for the similarity of the horus and. One of the boldest claims of jesus being a copy of dionsyus was a book called the jesus mysteries which featured the amulet pictured below. Masseys attempt to demonstrate that jesus is merely a rewrite of horus is tortured. Horus is the son of the god osiris, born to a virgin mother. Comparing osiris, horus, and jesus by james patrick holding. Jesus vs horus myththe true facts faith, grace, and torah. Horus was born of a virgin isis on 25 december in a cave. Horus was carried off by set the egyptian name for satan to the summit of mount hetep. The linked comment is furthermore very naive, since it depends on wordplay with the english language, like sunson, horushour etc. The sufferings and death, and resurrection of both jesus and horus is celebrated each year on the vernal equinox easter. Stories from the life of horus had been circulating for centuries before jesus birth circa 4 to 7 bce.
Comparison of some additional life events of horus and jesus, as asserted by believers in a jesus myth that jesus life events were copied from horus life. If any copying occurred by the writers of the egyptian or christian religions, it was the followers of jesus who incorporated into his biography the myths and legends of horus, not viceversa. Jesus as a reincarnation of horus jesus was referred to as the chief cornerstone i. Horus mother was indeed isis but there are no egyptologists who claim she was a virgin. M download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Skeptics sometimes use ancient deities like horus, mithras or osiris as examples of dying and rising precursors to jesus.
Stellar house publishing was founded in 2005 by author acharya s aka d. I recommend the academic book christ in egypt the horusjesus connection by d. There are few books that have caused as much controversy as the holy bible. Spiritualray historically investigates the similarities and differences between the ancient egyptian god, horus and jesus. The pharaoh as horus in life became the pharaoh as osiris in death, where he was united with the other gods. No, the horusjesus connection is a recurring conspiracy theory on reddit, but it is mostly bunk. 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. Stellar house publishing specializing in archaeology. The horus heresy is the greatest war the galaxy has ever known. 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. The horusjesus connection myth has much of what makes an urban legend appealing.
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. The ancient egyptian god horus said this many centuries earlier, in the book of vivifying the soul forever, chapter of the book of the dead, an egyptian writing from about 3000 b. Horus did the new testament copy the ancient egyptians. While horus worship is now a dead religion, christianity. According to those who deny the existence of jesus, however, this description is of a mythological precursor to christianity, the egyptian god named horus. Similarities and differences between the egyptian god. Debunking the jesushorus connection reasons for jesus. Horus and jesus egyptian deities and myths compared to the bible. 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. The book of the beginnings, the natural genesis, and ancient egypt. The scholar and skeptic will say jesus was derived from the osiris mythology.
Horus was considered a god in ancient egypt, a manifestation or aspect of their supreme god ra. Neither of them were born on december 25th, horus was born somewhere between september and october while christ was born sometime during the spring. Of all the pagan copycat candidates, this is the last couple other than buddha that look to be a major threat. This well researched book is accessible both to the general reader and to the scholar interested in the origins of the christian belief system. 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. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Are the egyptian god horus and jesus the same person. Seeking hard evidence for the similarity of the horus and jesus myths. The greatest story ever sold, i could hardly wait to get my hands on this tremendous book. The egyptian book of the dead and christianity stormfront. Spiritualray historically investigates the similarities and differences between the ancient egyptian god.
Egyptian mythology was set out in the book of the dead, written in 1280 bce. The historical veracity of jesus is determined from the evidence supporting the reliability of the eyewitness accounts. The believer will say the inverse is true as osiris is but a manifestation of the truth of jesus christ. The horusjesus connection 9780979963117 by murdock, d. The horusjesus connection kindle edition by s, acharya, murdock, d. 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. Like jesus, horus was tempted while alone in the desert, healed the sick, the blind, cast out demons, and walked on water. Many on the internet seem to think so, and this video addresses this claim. The book the pagan christ by tom harpur 2004 makes this very claim, however, and has given rise to the socalled horusjesus controversy also known as the son of god controversy. Destined to be a classic enjoyed by both the professional scholar and the lay person, this comparative religion book contains a startling. Horus, the son of osiris, reflects the many truths and scriptures regarding the davidic heir. The horusjesus connection uses a massive amount of primary sources and the. How to quickly debunk the horusjesus myth come reasons.