{"id":2991,"date":"2025-04-20T16:13:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T23:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/answeringtoday.com\/staging\/4887\/?p=2991"},"modified":"2025-04-20T16:26:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T23:26:10","slug":"was-the-story-of-jesus-copied-from-pagan-myths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/answeringtoday.com\/staging\/4887\/was-the-story-of-jesus-copied-from-pagan-myths\/","title":{"rendered":"Was The Story of Jesus Copied From Pagan Myths?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2991\" class=\"elementor elementor-2991\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e284e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29e284e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dffa1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3dffa1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb0293b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb0293b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e87df43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e87df43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">QUESTION:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dab48b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dab48b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WAS THE STORY OF JESUS COPIED FROM PAGAN MYTHS?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d9781d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d9781d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1ddab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1ddab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ANSWER:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-203483f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"203483f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Though many allege that Jesus was copied from ancient myths, careful examination reveals that these legends are symbolic and fictional\u2014while Jesus Christ is a real, historical figure whose life, death, and resurrection are grounded in eyewitness testimony and historical evidence.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ec4c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9ec4c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"419\">Introduction: Truth or Tradition? Myth or Messiah?<\/h4>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"421\" data-end=\"679\">In every generation, the story of Jesus Christ is questioned. While many attack His divinity or resurrection, perhaps the most deceptive allegation is this: <strong data-start=\"578\" data-end=\"679\">that Jesus is simply another myth\u2014His life borrowed from ancient pagan gods and recycled legends.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"871\">Skeptics claim that Christianity copied its core beliefs\u2014virgin birth, miracles, death, and resurrection\u2014from deities like Horus, Osiris, Mithras, and others. But is there any truth to this?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"957\">As believers, we are not called to follow blindly. The Bible encourages examination:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"958\" data-end=\"1058\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"1058\"><em data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"1035\">\u201cExamine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 <em data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1058\">2 Corinthians 13:5<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1060\" data-end=\"1293\">In this article, we expose the <strong data-start=\"1091\" data-end=\"1127\">allegations that Jesus is a myth<\/strong> by comparing them with the actual content of ancient pagan stories. The truth becomes clear: <strong data-start=\"1221\" data-end=\"1292\">while myths fade with time, the historical Jesus remains unshakable<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9233c2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f9233c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ba562 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26ba562\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"1300\" data-end=\"1365\">Allegation 1: Jesus Was Copied from Horus (Egyptian Deity)<\/h4>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1367\" data-end=\"1390\"><strong data-start=\"1367\" data-end=\"1390\">What Critics Claim:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1391\" data-end=\"1592\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1391\" data-end=\"1416\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1416\">Born of a virgin (Isis)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1476\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1419\" data-end=\"1476\">His birth was announced by a star and visited by wise men<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1477\" data-end=\"1520\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1479\" data-end=\"1520\">Baptized at age 30 by \u201cAnup the Baptizer\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1521\" data-end=\"1539\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1523\" data-end=\"1539\">Had 12 disciples<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1540\" data-end=\"1560\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1560\">Performed miracles<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1561\" data-end=\"1592\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1563\" data-end=\"1592\">Was crucified and resurrected<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1594\" data-end=\"1813\"><strong data-start=\"1594\" data-end=\"1608\">The Truth:<\/strong> Horus was the son of Isis and Osiris. His conception came <strong data-start=\"1667\" data-end=\"1728\">after Isis magically reassembled Osiris\u2019 dismembered body<\/strong>. This is far removed from the concept of a <strong data-start=\"1772\" data-end=\"1788\">virgin birth<\/strong> as found in the Gospels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1815\" data-end=\"1868\">There are <strong data-start=\"1825\" data-end=\"1854\">no ancient Egyptian texts<\/strong> that mention:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1869\" data-end=\"2004\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1869\" data-end=\"1890\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1871\" data-end=\"1890\">A baptism by &#8220;Anup&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1891\" data-end=\"1952\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1893\" data-end=\"1952\">12 disciples (Horus had four semi-divine followers at most)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1953\" data-end=\"1968\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1955\" data-end=\"1968\">A crucifixion<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1969\" data-end=\"2004\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1971\" data-end=\"2004\">A resurrection like that of Jesus<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2006\" data-end=\"2186\">These claims originated from 19th and 20th-century conspiracy theorists, not from archaeology or historical Egyptology. When held against primary sources, the parallels fall apart.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f689845 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f689845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41b0232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41b0232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"2193\" data-end=\"2257\">Allegation 2: Jesus Was Copied from Osiris (Egyptian God)<\/h4>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2259\" data-end=\"2282\"><strong data-start=\"2259\" data-end=\"2282\">What Critics Claim:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2283\" data-end=\"2399\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2283\" data-end=\"2327\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2285\" data-end=\"2327\">Called \u201cKing of Kings\u201d and \u201cLord of Lords\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2328\" data-end=\"2377\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2330\" data-end=\"2377\">Born under a star and visited by three wise men<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2378\" data-end=\"2399\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2380\" data-end=\"2399\">Died and rose again<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2401\" data-end=\"2685\"><strong data-start=\"2401\" data-end=\"2415\">The Truth:<\/strong> Osiris was a <strong data-start=\"2429\" data-end=\"2447\">vegetation god<\/strong>, representing the cycle of life and death. His myth involves being <strong data-start=\"2515\" data-end=\"2584\">murdered by his brother Set, dismembered, and reassembled by Isis<\/strong>, after which he becomes the <strong data-start=\"2613\" data-end=\"2640\">ruler of the underworld<\/strong>, not a resurrected Savior walking among men.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2687\" data-end=\"2930\">The titles &#8220;King of Kings&#8221; and &#8220;Lord of Lords&#8221; are <strong data-start=\"2738\" data-end=\"2763\">later interpretations<\/strong>, not terms used in Egyptian religion. There is <strong data-start=\"2811\" data-end=\"2863\">no star, no wise men, and no bodily resurrection<\/strong> in the Osiris myth comparable to the resurrection of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2932\" data-end=\"3115\">Jesus rose bodily from the grave and appeared to over 500 eyewitnesses (1 Corinthians 15:6). Osiris, by contrast, became a symbol of the afterlife\u2014not a victorious conqueror of death.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52bf4a5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"52bf4a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c8adf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c8adf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"3122\" data-end=\"3194\">Allegation 3: Jesus Was Copied from Mithras (Persian\/Roman Deity)<\/h4>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3196\" data-end=\"3219\"><strong data-start=\"3196\" data-end=\"3219\">What Critics Claim:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3220\" data-end=\"3359\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3220\" data-end=\"3253\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3222\" data-end=\"3253\">Born on December 25 of a virgin<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3254\" data-end=\"3272\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3256\" data-end=\"3272\">Had 12 disciples<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3273\" data-end=\"3293\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3275\" data-end=\"3293\">Performed miracles<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3294\" data-end=\"3332\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3296\" data-end=\"3332\">Died and rose again after three days<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3333\" data-end=\"3359\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3335\" data-end=\"3359\">Instituted a sacred meal<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3361\" data-end=\"3568\"><strong data-start=\"3361\" data-end=\"3375\">The Truth:<\/strong> The story of Mithras was part of the <strong data-start=\"3413\" data-end=\"3440\">Roman mystery religions<\/strong>, popular among soldiers and elites. The origins of Mithraism predate Christ, but the Roman version postdates the New Testament.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3570\" data-end=\"3581\">Key points:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3582\" data-end=\"3972\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3582\" data-end=\"3660\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3584\" data-end=\"3660\">Mithras was <strong data-start=\"3596\" data-end=\"3620\">not born of a virgin<\/strong>\u2014he emerged <strong data-start=\"3632\" data-end=\"3659\">fully grown from a rock<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3661\" data-end=\"3755\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3663\" data-end=\"3755\">There is <strong data-start=\"3672\" data-end=\"3702\">no mention of 12 disciples<\/strong>\u2014this assumption is likely drawn from zodiac imagery.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3756\" data-end=\"3835\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3758\" data-end=\"3835\">There is <strong data-start=\"3767\" data-end=\"3817\">no documented death or resurrection of Mithras<\/strong> in ancient texts.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3836\" data-end=\"3972\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3838\" data-end=\"3972\">Sacred meals were part of many pagan rituals, but they <strong data-start=\"3893\" data-end=\"3928\">bear no theological resemblance<\/strong> to the Lord&#8217;s Supper in purpose or meaning.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3974\" data-end=\"4121\">Simply put, <strong data-start=\"3986\" data-end=\"4026\">Mithras is not a prototype of Christ<\/strong>, but a mystery religion with its own distinct symbols, unconnected to the Gospel of salvation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0198cb0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0198cb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a345f19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a345f19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"4128\" data-end=\"4199\">Allegation 4: Jesus Was Copied from Dionysus (Greek God of Wine)<\/h4>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4201\" data-end=\"4224\"><strong data-start=\"4201\" data-end=\"4224\">What Critics Claim:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4225\" data-end=\"4297\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"4225\" data-end=\"4243\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4227\" data-end=\"4243\">Born of a virgin<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"4244\" data-end=\"4268\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4246\" data-end=\"4268\">Turned water into wine<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"4269\" data-end=\"4297\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4271\" data-end=\"4297\">Died and came back to life<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4299\" data-end=\"4494\"><strong data-start=\"4299\" data-end=\"4313\">The Truth:<\/strong> Dionysus, son of Zeus and Semele, was <strong data-start=\"4352\" data-end=\"4376\">not born of a virgin<\/strong>. His story varies, but in all versions, his birth involves <strong data-start=\"4436\" data-end=\"4459\">divine impregnation<\/strong>, not miraculous virgin conception.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4496\" data-end=\"4744\">The connection to <strong data-start=\"4514\" data-end=\"4522\">wine<\/strong> is also vague. Dionysus is associated with <strong data-start=\"4566\" data-end=\"4609\">madness, ritual frenzy, and drunkenness<\/strong>. His &#8220;miracles&#8221; are symbolic myths related to fertility and agriculture\u2014not historical, moral, or redemptive acts like those of Jesus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4746\" data-end=\"4881\">And while some myths say he \u201cdied,\u201d Dionysus&#8217;s &#8220;resurrection&#8221; is symbolic of the harvest\u2014not a literal, witnessed return from the dead.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9fc621 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f9fc621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-687c3a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"687c3a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"4888\" data-end=\"4952\">Allegation 5: Jesus Was Copied from Krishna (Hindu Deity)<\/h4>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4954\" data-end=\"4977\"><strong data-start=\"4954\" data-end=\"4977\">What Critics Claim:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4978\" data-end=\"5044\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"4978\" data-end=\"4992\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4980\" data-end=\"4992\">Virgin birth<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"4993\" data-end=\"5012\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4995\" data-end=\"5012\">Star at his birth<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"5013\" data-end=\"5044\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"5015\" data-end=\"5044\">Miracles and a divine mission<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"5046\" data-end=\"5285\"><strong data-start=\"5046\" data-end=\"5060\">The Truth:<\/strong> Krishna was born to <strong data-start=\"5081\" data-end=\"5125\">Princess Devaki and her husband Vasudeva<\/strong>\u2014not a virgin. Though Hindu texts describe miraculous elements, they emerged <strong data-start=\"5202\" data-end=\"5220\">over centuries<\/strong>, often symbolizing broader cosmic truths, not historical events.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"5287\" data-end=\"5567\">There is <strong data-start=\"5296\" data-end=\"5330\">no ancient reference to a star<\/strong>, no crucifixion, and no resurrection from the dead. Krishna\u2019s story is vastly different in context and theology. His role in Hinduism is rooted in <strong data-start=\"5478\" data-end=\"5520\">karma, reincarnation, and cosmic order<\/strong>, not forgiveness of sin and eternal salvation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fd2fb4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3fd2fb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2ae20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f2ae20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"5574\" data-end=\"5637\">Allegation 6: Jesus Was Copied from Attis (Phrygian God)<\/h4>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"5639\" data-end=\"5662\"><strong data-start=\"5639\" data-end=\"5662\">What Critics Claim:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"5663\" data-end=\"5708\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"5663\" data-end=\"5681\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"5665\" data-end=\"5681\">Born of a virgin<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"5682\" data-end=\"5708\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"5684\" data-end=\"5708\">Died and was resurrected<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"5710\" data-end=\"6008\"><strong data-start=\"5710\" data-end=\"5724\">The Truth:<\/strong> Attis was born when <strong data-start=\"5745\" data-end=\"5833\">Nana, a river nymph, conceived by placing a sacred almond or pomegranate on her womb<\/strong>\u2014a symbolic tale, not a biological virgin birth. Attis later castrated himself and died, after which <strong data-start=\"5934\" data-end=\"5960\">his body was preserved<\/strong>, but not restored to life in the way Jesus was.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"6010\" data-end=\"6126\">The &#8220;resurrection&#8221; of Attis is tied to <strong data-start=\"6049\" data-end=\"6068\">seasonal cycles<\/strong>\u2014a myth about spring renewal, not historical resurrection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfc7d1b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cfc7d1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b10f08c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b10f08c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"6133\" data-end=\"6183\"><strong data-start=\"6136\" data-end=\"6183\">Final Thought: Myths Fade\u2014But Jesus Remains<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"6185\" data-end=\"6238\">Across all these mythologies, the patterns are clear:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"6239\" data-end=\"6526\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"6239\" data-end=\"6286\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"6241\" data-end=\"6286\">The stories are <strong data-start=\"6257\" data-end=\"6285\">symbolic, not historical<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"6287\" data-end=\"6342\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"6289\" data-end=\"6342\">Their &#8220;resurrections&#8221; are <strong data-start=\"6315\" data-end=\"6341\">cyclical, not physical<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"6343\" data-end=\"6414\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"6345\" data-end=\"6414\">Their births are <strong data-start=\"6362\" data-end=\"6413\">metaphorical, not miraculous virgin conceptions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"6415\" data-end=\"6526\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"6417\" data-end=\"6526\">And most importantly, <strong data-start=\"6439\" data-end=\"6525\">none of them are rooted in documented history or supported by eyewitness testimony<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"6528\" data-end=\"6551\">Jesus is not like them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"6553\" data-end=\"6615\">Jesus is not a myth. Jesus is not a legend. <strong data-start=\"6597\" data-end=\"6615\">Jesus is real.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"6617\" data-end=\"6888\">His life is documented not only in the Gospels, but corroborated by <strong data-start=\"6685\" data-end=\"6723\">Jewish, Roman, and secular sources<\/strong>. His crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, His radical teachings, and the explosive growth of Christianity\u2014all point to a man who <strong data-start=\"6850\" data-end=\"6887\">truly lived, died, and rose again<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"6890\" data-end=\"7005\">The claims that Jesus is copied from myths are themselves modern legends\u2014easily debunked and historically baseless.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"7007\" data-end=\"7158\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"7009\" data-end=\"7158\"><em data-start=\"7009\" data-end=\"7143\">\u201cThese are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 <em data-start=\"7146\" data-end=\"7158\">John 20:31<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"7160\" data-end=\"7284\">Myths are born in shadows.<br data-start=\"7186\" data-end=\"7189\" \/>But <strong data-start=\"7193\" data-end=\"7222\">Jesus walked in the light<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"7223\" data-end=\"7226\" \/>He was seen, heard, touched, crucified\u2014and raised to life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"7286\" data-end=\"7336\"><strong data-start=\"7286\" data-end=\"7336\">He is not one of many. He is the One and Only.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7286\" data-end=\"7336\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7286\" data-end=\"7336\">See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/answeringtoday.com\/is-there-historical-evidence-that-jesus-truly-existed\"><strong>&#8220;Is There Historical Evidence That Jesus Existed?&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54fa198 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"54fa198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skeptics claim Jesus is just a myth borrowed from ancient gods like Horus, Osiris, and Mithras. 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