Parallels between Jesus and Horus, an Egyptian god
Quotations:
"The Christian myths were first related of Horus or Osiris, who was the embodiment of divine goodness, wisdom, truth and purity... This was the greatest hero that ever lived in the mind of man, not in the flesh, the only hero to whom the miracles were natural because he was not human."
"...I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shall know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me." Hosea 13:4, King James Version. This passage may have an additional and completely different meaning from that usually assigned.
"Egypt, the primeval seat of learning, was the high seat of Sun adoration. The Sphinx, with the face to the east, represents Harmmachus, young Horus, or the rising Sun. The orb is Osiris, the ruling god of day. In its descent it is the dying deity, going below to the land of Shades; but only to be resurrected as the victorious Horus, piercing the head of the dragon of darkness." - James Bonwick, Irish Druids & Old Irish Religions, 190.
About Jesus of Nazareth: He is commonly referred to as Jesus Christ, although Joshua would be a more accurate translation of his first name. "Christ" is not his last name; it is simply the Greek word for "Messiah," or "anointed one." Theologians have discovered about 50+ gospels, which were widely used by Jewish, Pauline and Gnostic groups within the early Christian movement. Only four of these, chosen by the surviving group, Pauline Christianity, and were included in the Bible. Those four Gospels describe Jesus as a Jew who was born to a virgin in Palestine circa 4 to 7 BCE. He is portrayed as a rabbi, teacher, healer, exorcist, magician, prophet, and religious leader who had a one year (according to Mark, Matthew and Luke) or a three year (according to John) ministry in Palestine, starting when he was about 30 years old. Most Christians believe that he was executed by the Roman occupying army, visited the underworld, was resurrected, spent 40 days with his disciples, and then ascended to heaven. Most Christian denominations view Jesus as God, and as the Son of God, the second person in the Trinity.
Conservative Christians view the Gospels as being inerrant whose authors were God inspired. The Gospels and other passages in the Bible are mostly interpreted literally. Muslims revere Jesus as a great prophet, next only to Muhammad in importance. They regard the assertion that Jesus is God to be blasphemy.
 About Horus: Various ancient Egyptian statues and writings tell of Horus, (pronounced "hohr'-uhs;" a.k.a. Harseisis, Heru-sa-Aset (Horus, son of Isis), Heru-ur (Horus the elder), Hr, and Hrw), a creator sky God. He was worshipped thousands of years before the first century CE, the time when Jesus was ministering in Palestine. Horus was often represented as a stylised eye symbol, symbolizing the eye of a falcon. He was also presented "in the shape of a sparrow hawk or as a man [or lion] with a hawk's head." He is often shown as an infant cradled by his mother Isis. He was considered the son of two major Egyptian deities: the God Osiris and the Goddess Isis. In adulthood, he avenged his father's murder and became recognized as the God of civil order and justice. Each of the Egyptian pharaohs was believed to be the living embodiment, an incarnation, of Horus.
<< Isis with Horus Horus (Just like "Mary with Jesus")
"A list of the names of all the gods of Egypt would fill pages. However, all these gods were only forms, attributes or phases of Ra, the solar god, who himself was the supreme symbol or metaphor for God... Horus, the son of Osiris and Isis, is himself an aspect of Ra."
Life events shared by Horus and Jesus
Furthermore, inscribed about 3,500 years ago on the walls of the Temple at Luxor were images of the Annunciation, Immaculate Conception, Birth and Adoration of Horus, with Thoth announcing to the Virgin Isis that she will conceive Horus; with Kneph, the "Holy Ghost," impregnating the virgin; and with the infant being attended by three kings, or magi, bearing gifts. In addition, in the catacombs at Rome are pictures of the baby Horus being held by the virgin mother Isis, the original "Madonna and Child."
Comparison of some life events of Horus and Jesus:
| Event |
Horus |
Yeshua / Jesus |
| Conception |
By a virgin |
By a virgin |
| Father |
Only begotten son of the God Osiris |
Only begotten son of Jehovah |
| Foster father |
Seb |
Joseph |
| Foster father's ancestry |
Of royal descent |
Of royal descent (Linage of David) |
| Birth location |
In a cave |
In a stable |
| Annunciation |
By an angel to Isis, his mother |
By an angel to Mary, his mother |
| Birth heralded by |
The star Sirius, the morning star |
An unidentified "star in the East." |
| Birth date |
Ancient Egyptians paraded a manger and child representing Horus through the streets at the time of the winter solstice (typically DEC-21) |
Celebrated on DEC-25. [Although March/April] The date was chosen to occur on the same date as the birth of Mithra, Dionysus and the Sol Invictus (unconquerable Sun), etc |
| Birth witnesses |
Shepherds |
Shepherds |
| Later witnesses to birth |
Three solar deities |
Three wise men |
| Death threat during infancy |
The king tried to have Horus murdered |
Herod tried to have Jesus murdered |
| Handling the threat: |
The God That tells Horus' mother "Come, thou goddess Isis, hide thyself with thy child." |
An angel tells Jesus' father to: "Arise and take the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt." |
| Rite of passage ritual |
Horus came of age with a special ritual, when his eye was restored |
Taken by parents to the temple for what is today called a bar mitzvah ritual |
| Age at the ritual |
12 |
12 |
| Break in life history |
No data between ages of 12 & 30 |
No data between ages of 12 & 30 |
| Baptism location |
In the river Eridanus |
In the river Jordan |
| Age at baptism |
30 |
30 |
| Baptized by |
Anup the Baptiser |
John the Baptist |
| Subsequent fate of the baptiser |
Beheaded |
Beheaded |
| Temptation |
Taken from the desert of Amenta up a high mountain by his arch-rival Sut. Sut (a.k.a. Set) was a precursor for the Hebrew Satan |
Taken from the desert in Palestine up a high mountain by his arch-rival Satan |
| Result of temptation |
Horus resists temptation |
Jesus resists temptation |
| Close followers |
Twelve disciples |
Twelve disciples |
| Activities |
Walked on water, cast out demons, healed the sick and restored sight to the blind. He "stilled the sea by his power." |
Walked on water, cast out demons, healed the sick and restored sight to the blind. He ordered the sea with a "Peace, be still" command |
| Raising of the dead |
Horus raised Osiris, his dead father, from the grave |
Jesus raised Lazarus from the grave |
| Location where the resurrection miracle occurred |
Anu, an Egyptian city where the rites of the death, burial and resurrection of Horus were enacted annually |
Hebrews added their prefix for house ('beth") to "Anu" to produce "Beth-Anu" or the "House of Anu." Since "u" and "y" were interchangeable in antiquity, "Bethanu" became "Bethany," the location mentioned in John 11 |
| Origin of Lazarus' name in the Gospel of John |
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Asar was an alternate name for Osirus, Horus' father, who Horus raised from the dead. He was referred to as "the Asar," as a sign of respect. Translated into Hebrew, this is "El-Asar." The Romans added the prefix "us" to indicate a male name, producing "Elasarus." Over time, the "E" was dropped and "s" became "z," producing "Lazarus." |
Comparison of some characteristics of Horus and Jesus:
| Characteristics |
Horus |
Yeshua / Jesus |
| Nature |
Regarded as a mythical character |
Regarded as a 1st century CE human man-god |
| Main role |
Saviour of humanity |
Saviour of humanity |
| Status |
God-man |
God-man |
| Common portrayal |
Isis holding the infant Horus |
Mary holding the infant Jesus |
| Zodiac sign |
Associated with Pisces, the fish |
Associated with Pisces, the fish |
| Main symbols |
Fish, beetle, the vine, shepherd's crook |
Fish, the vine, shepherd's crook |
Comparison of some teachings of Horus and Jesus:
| Characteristics |
Horus |
Yeshua / Jesus |
| Criteria for salvation at the place of judgment |
"I have given bread to the hungry man and water to the thirsty man and clothing to the naked person and a boat to the shipwrecked mariner." |
"For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me..." Matthew 25:35-36 (KJV) |
| "I am" statements |
"I am Horus in glory...I am the Lord of Light... I am the victorious one... I am the heir of endless time... I, even I, am he that knoweth the paths of heaven."
"I am Horus, the Prince of Eternity."
"I am Horus who stepeth onward through eternity... Eternity and everlastingness is my name."
"I am the possessor of bread in Anu. I have bread in heaven with Ra." |
"I am the light of the world....I am the way, the truth and the life."
"Before Abraham was, I am"
"I am the living bread that came down from heaven."
"Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, and today and forever." |
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