Jesus: Messiah or Myth? - Book - Page 17
Continuing on with the facts that point to Christianity
being based on ancient Egyptian mythology, the story of the
virgin birth of Jesus can also be examined through this lens.
In those times, a common attribute of most pagan gods
was that they were born in some supernatural manner. Osiris
was born of the creator gods, Shu and Tefnut, and Horus was
the offspring of Osiris. Mithras was born from a rock. Attis’
mother was a virgin, who became pregnant with him after
placing a ripe almond in her bosom.
It seems the inventors of these tall tales wanted to lend
credibility to these gods by having them be born through
mysterious and other-worldly ways. The same appears to be
true for the scribes who penned the Jesus narrative.
Despite there being absolutely no evidence Jesus was
born of a virgin named Mary, who was told by an angel to call
her child Immanuel, it didn’t stop the writers of the New
Testament from mangling passages in Tanakh to verify their
claim.
Whoever penned the book of Matthew (who remains
anonymous) truly pulled a fast one by using a story in Isaiah 7
as his “proof text.” Here is what it says:
“Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which
was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold,
a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son,
and they shall call his name Immanuel, which being
translated means, God with us.” - Matthew 1:22-23
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