Jesus:
1) Born of a virgin.
2) Born in a cave/stable. Was placed in a manger. Birth heralded by angels and a star in the east. Was visited by magi and a group of shepherds.
3) Was baptized at age thirty by John the Baptist John the Baptist was later beheaded.
4) Had twelve disciples.
5) Jesus listened to and asked questions of the religious leaders in the Temple when he was twelve years old. (Luke 2:41-52) He was never a "child teacher."
6) Had a three year ministry as a traveling teacher. Preached a "Sermon on the Mount," and was Transfigured.
7) Preformed many miracles, cast out demons, raised the dead, and walked on water.
8) Crucified between two criminals, buried for three days, rose from the dead.
9) Called by many Messianic Titles. ie. "The Lamb of God," "Messiah", "The way, the truth, and the life," "Son of Man," "God's Son." etc.
10) Came to die sacrificially in order to fulfill the requirements of the Old Testament Law for the redemption of mankind.
Horus:
1) Was born out of a sexual union between Isis (the name "Isis-Meri" is not found anywhere in Egyptian mythology) and Osiris. He was not "born of a virgin."
2) Was born in a swamp on the Nile Delta. There is no mention of a manger, shepherds, angels, magi, or a miraculous star in any Horus narrative.
3) Was never baptized. No one named "Anup the Baptizer" exists in Horus Mythology.
4) Had four regular disciples, (Heru-Shemsu) sixteen temporary followers (mentioned only once) and an indeterminate number of followers (Mesnui) who joined him in battle at one point in the narrative. He did not have twelve disciples.
5) No effort is made in the narrative to give us continuous, chronological information on Horus' childhood. He did not teach in any temple at age twelve.
6) Had no ministry. He never preached a "Sermon on the Mount," and was never Transfigured.
7) Preformed some miracles (like all ancient gods) but never cast out demons, raised the dead, or walk on water at any point in the ancient narrative.
8) Was never crucified. In fact, in most of the Egyptian myths, Horus never died. He lost an eye in a battle with his uncle Set in one account, and merged with Re/Ra (the Sun God) in another. In this account Horus metaphorically "dies" and is "reborn" each day with the setting and rising of the sun.
Another, more obscure version of the story says that Horus was killed, cut into pieces and thrown into the Nile. His mother Isis then sends a crocodile to retrieve the pieces of his corpse which she then sews back together and reanimates with magic just as she had done with his father, Osiris. That being said, there is no crucifixion, three-day burial, or resurrection to be found in any Horus narrative.
9) No Messianic Title was ever used in regard to Horus. ie. "The way, the truth, and the life," "Messiah," "Lamb of God," "Son of Man," etc. He was instead known as the "Great God," "Master of Heaven," "Chief of Powers," and "Avenger of his Father." (Osiris)
(The Egyptian word "krst" means "Burial" and is not a title at all. While the word "isua" which supposedly means "Holly Child" dose not even exist in ancient Egyptian, and is therefore not found in any of the Horus myths.)
10) There was no Egyptian "Law" for Horus to fulfill. He did not die sacrificially, if he even died at all (see 8.)
Conclusion:
Jesus is not based on Horus.
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See Also:
Mythology and the Messiah
Debunked: Jesus vs. Dionysus
Debunked: Jesus vs. Mithras
Debunked: Jesus vs. Asclepius
Mythology and the Messiah
Debunked: Jesus vs. Dionysus
Debunked: Jesus vs. Mithras
Debunked: Jesus vs. Asclepius
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