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10-25-2005, 05:26 PM | #1 | |
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The CougarBoard post regarding Job got me thinking. . .
The CougarBoard post regarding Job got me thinking about how much of our scripture is literal and how much is mythology. There are those that would say that the entire New Testament was fabricated by the Catholic Church, and that the Christ story is nothing more than a reworking of the Egyptian mythologies of Horus and Osiris.
How do we as members of the Church explain the similarities between the stories of Jesus and those of Horus? Here's an excerpt of something I found when I Googled "Horus": Quote:
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10-25-2005, 06:30 PM | #2 |
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From Wikipedia's entry of "Horus":
The previous brief enmity between Set and Horus, in which Horus had ripped off one of Set's testicles, was revitalised as a tale representing the conquest over the Hyksos. Since by this time, Set was considered to have been gay, Set is depicted as trying to prove his dominance, by seducing Horus (with the line how lovely your backside is) and then having Intercrural intercourse with him, in which Set takes the top role. However, Horus places his hand between his thighs and catches Set's semen, then subsequently cut the hand off, throwing it in the river, so that he may not be said to have been inseminated by Set. Subsequently, Horus secretly masturbates, and deliberately spreads his own semen on some lettuce, which was Set's favourite food (the Egyptians thought that lettuce was phallic, since Egyptian lettuce was hard, long, and released a milk substance when rubbed). After Set has eaten the lettuce, they go to the gods to try to settle the argument over the rule of Egypt. The gods first listen to Set's claim of dominance over Horus, and call his semen forth, but it answers from the river, invalidating his claim. Then, the gods listen to Horus' claim of having dominated Set, and call his semen forth, and it answers from inside Set. In consequence, Horus is declared the ruler of Egypt. That's a tale you won't find in the New Testament. |
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it kinda ruined my lunch thoughts as well
undeniably graphic and Egyptian to say the least.
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10-25-2005, 08:04 PM | #5 |
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wow never heart of horus before.....
could it be the egyptians had a prophet that received revelation of jesus but the egyptians changed it to confirm to their paradigm? |
10-25-2005, 08:17 PM | #6 |
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and about job.....
i forgot the lord cites job to joseph smith in the d & c..... so can it really be a metaphor? |
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