Was Jesus a plagarist?

How did Jesus desert his family considering they were always hanging around him?

I dont recognize these stories, it could either be I never heard of them ro it might have just been that long a time since I read the Bible.

This is still a pretty common occurance in near death experiences so apperantly that happens all the time (to see a bright light).

You could have something here with this one.

Truth is the truth no matter who says it. Doesn't make it plagerism.

 

Better question...

Was Jesus a Buddhist? At his birth he was met by three wise men. After they fled herod into Egypt his life is unscribed until he and his father went into jerusalem and he argued and discussed scripture with the rabbis and other learned men. From that point it's again unscribed until he was in his late thirties. There were roman/chinese trade routes open at that time, which allowed travel into the subcontinent.

It's not impossible.

Another good question is; were the ten commandments plagiarised from the laws of ma'at?

 

Celtic Gods of the Forest died in trees and rose three days later.

It's no coincidence, Christianity has been altered to allow the heathens to retain their own traditions and beliefs so often that you've really got to wonder what is real and what's not.

It's no wonder that there's such variety in the religion; from quakers to westboro

 

Jesus was actually born in Midsummer. Not in Winter. That date was changed to appease Heathens of Europe who had the Winter Solstace.

 

Saint Nicholas was the rich son of a merchant who provided food for the poor at Christmas time. I believe he later became a Cardinal.

The Easter Bunny is a symbol of Fertility, as the Egg is a symbol of Potential and Birth.
The Easter Bunny is Heathen, the Egg is a Christian addition. Chocolate is a new commercial addition.

 

Look up Saint Valentine. He was a man who secretly provided dowries for women so they didn't have to turn to prostitution.

 

Jesus was a communist

 

I love to see these comparisons,they make you think. But most if not all of these can be explained. while you relate them to things that most Jews would know little about it's far easier to see the connection between the NT and the OT. the OT is constantly quoted and referenced in the Gospels and epistles.secondly you have to see where their teachings split.

Also I read the Gospels and never read most of those stories. The 40 days and forty nights would make a better reference to the Noah's flood. Death and resurrection goes back to Jonah being in the belly of a great fish. Also thirteen apostles account for the twelve tribes and the gentile nations. Just about every thing that been brought up makes more sense from a Jewish perspective.

Also, Jesus didn't write down any books in the Bible.

 

its true...

 

overlapping mythologies

Many religions carry motifs from older religions in the same way that languages carry traces of older words or languages.

The number 3 for example is very significant in christianity but has much older significance and is used in many religions.

I heard some suggestion that Roman Catholicism places an emphasis on Mary because the christians were trying to supplant an older religion which had a female deity as its focus; possibly the Isis cult.

Language itself suggests widespread, ancient links between people as well through the indo-european languages.

When you start looking at religion/myths at that level you start seeing parralels everywhere. The problem is that the adherents to these religions often beleive that their religion and other religions are mutually exclusive.

The figure of St. George is another recurring religious figure with misty origins, which crosses the boundaries of religions.

On the theme of christmas, christmas trees originate from Germanic pagan practises, where people gave offerings to the spirits in the forests.

 

That's correct. Jesus did not actually write any of the Bible. He did, however, speak the parables as recorded in the Gospels. The 40 days/nights was the flood. Forty years was Moses in the desert, resulting in the stories of the burning bush, the ten commandments, the manna from heaven, etc. And I'm not sure what the reference to the palms is about, the only thing to which I could attribute the confusion is the event referred to as "Palm Sunday." I wouldn't exactly draw much of a correlation between the stories of Jesus and Siddhartha, either.

But it's true, still, that many religions are based upon stories that are little more than archetypes. Whatever works for you.

 

Yeah i think the various archetypes point to older origins of the various current religions.

If a religion is started by an enlightened individual and his followers, to fit their philosophy, they often build it on the foundations of older ideas. Religions are evolving. When a gap is revealed in the argument of a religion, the religion is then evolved to cope with this.

Hinduism is particularly clever because it claims that everything is an incarnation of Vishnu. You could say 'jesus is my lord, he is the only god', hindus will counter this with 'yes but he is just another incarnation of Vishnu'.......Buddha (he never even claimed to be a deity, he just became one through chinese whispers)....just another incarnation of Vishnu. That is a very adaptable religion.

Christianity on the other hand is less flexible, but has still had to absorb elements of other religions. Churches in Europe are often built on old Pagan sites. The rich tapestry of pre-christian gods are are all labelled 'the devil'. In south america it was often the mountains that were sacred, so the christians built crosses on top of the hills. People still worship at those sites, but the ceremonies are different.

Every culture has it's own colourful way of celebrating the fact that humans feel a sense of something else. It's perhaps a bit of a shame that they feel the need to codify, name and exclusively own that feeling.

 

to that point your getting into society involved though not the actual beliefs and words spoken in the Bible, no where does it say in NT does it say to worship on a hill or to celebrate on particular days, nor does it mention St. Nick or the Easter bunny. these have no grounding biblical doctrine. not to say there bad things but there not necessary either.

 

Gospel of Thomas.

 

Is no gospel at all. A Paul would say it