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</html>";s:4:"text";s:36809:"Later Christian artwork that portrays Jesus as having a halo does not speak to what the … In this loveliest of temples, could we place the luminary in any more appropriate place so that he may light the whole simultaneously. . He wanted them to look to Him because of God’s plan for giving them and all humanity the opportunity to become God the Father’s own sons and daughters ( … Twelve is a recurring number in many other ancient legends—12 and one, with the one being the Sun. A Pylon mirrored the hieroglyph for 'horizon' or akhet, which was a depiction of two hills "between which the sun rose and set",[10] associated with recreation and rebirth. Whether a person called Jesus Christ ever actually existed or not, the story attributed to Him is largely, although unofficially, agreed by most atheists to be an allegory for the yearly journey of the Sun. [71], Among those who have put forward this view are Louis Duchesne,[72] Thomas J. Talley,[73] David J. Rothenberg,[74] J. Neil Alexander,[75] and Hugh Wybrew. He also has a liking for the NFL, film and music. In the Vedas, numerous hymns are dedicated to Mitra, Varuna, Savitr, etc. Accordingly when the doctors of the Church perceived that the Christians had a leaning to this festival, they took counsel and resolved that the true Nativity should be solemnised on that day." Ah, Jesus. [57] and the figure is seen by some simply as a representation of the sun with no explicit religious reference whatever, pagan or Christian. [64] The Jewish calendar date of 14 Nisan was believed to be that of creation,[65] as well as of the Exodus and so of Passover, and Christians held that the new creation, both the death of Jesus and the beginning of his human life, occurred on the same date, which some put at 25 March in the Julian calendar. "O Mother Sun: A New View of the Cosmic Feminine." [52], The Philocalian calendar of AD 354 gives a festival of Natalis Invicti on 25 December. In Buddhist cosmology, the bodhisattva of the Sun is known as Sūryaprabha ("having the light of the sun"); in Chinese he is called Rigong Riguang Pusa (The Bright Solar Bodhisattva of the Solar Palace), Rigong Riguang Tianzi (The Bright Solar Prince of the Solar Palace), or Rigong Riguang Zuntian Pusa (The Greatly Revered Bright Solar Prince of the Solar Palace), one of the 20 or 24 guardian devas. Even Jesus going on to become a shepherd is reasoned to be the Sun again entering a new house of the Zodiac—this time that of Aries—represented by a ram, which of course, would have once been a lamb. He represents the Age of Aquarius, the age after Pisces, and when the Sun leaves the Age of Pisces (Jesus), it will go into the House of Aquarius. They do not eclipse because of someone's death or life. In fact, the cross and its connection is largely down to a zodiac disc used by many ancient civilizations, which was divided into four by a cross being placed or drawn over the top of it (aka the four seasons). As the Old Kingdom theocracy gained power, early beliefs were incorporated with the expanding popularity of Ra and the Osiris-Horus mythology. [citation needed], Rituals to the god Amun who became identified with the sun god Ra were often carried out on the top of temple pylons. Become a Patreon! [8] This symbolizes the Sun’s journey into the Houses of Scorpio and Sagittarius. But not so the baby Jesus. According to their cosmology, each sun was a god with its own cosmic era. Positive: 40 %. Sun goddesses are found around the world in Australia (Bila, Walo), India (Bisal-Mariamna, Bomong, Sāvitri, Savitā, Suryā, Kn Sgni), among the Hittites (Wurusemu), and Egyptians (Sekhmet), in the Canary Islands (Chaxiraxi)/(Magek), in Native America, among the Cherokee (Unelanuhi), Natchez (Wal Sil), Inuit (Malina), and Miwok (Hekoolas), and in Asia among the Japanese (Amaterasu). This method is referred to as visual … God terrified and puzzled man. Positive: 42.857142857143 %. Jesus, the son, begins his ministry at age 30. The mosaic is made of tesserae and depicts Christ as the sun god Sol Invictus in a chariot pulled by two white horses at a size of 198cm x 163 cm in a tomb which is 1.98m x 1.63m x 2m (Judaism and Rome) (Spier, 51). Gothic Image Publications. In later Hindu usage, all the Vedic Ādityas lost identity and metamorphosed into one composite deity, Surya, the Sun. According to the Aztec creation myth, the god demanded human sacrifice as tribute and without it would refuse to move through the sky. As the Sun exited Libra, it enters into the waiting arms of Scorpio to be kissed by Scorpio's bite. [13]), In Aztec mythology, Tonatiuh (Nahuatl languages: Ollin Tonatiuh, "Movement of the Sun") was the sun god. [64][68] A passage of the Commentary on the prophet Daniel by Hippolytus of Rome, written in about 204, has also been appealed to. In some cases the Sun is revered as a "father" or "founder" of the tribe. [citation needed], Proto-Indo-European religion has a solar chariot, the Sun as traversing the sky in a chariot. The English word sun stems from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ. Hermetic author Hermes Trismegistus calls the Sun "God Visible". Other cultures that have sun goddesses include the Lithuanians (Saulė) and Latvians (Saule), the Finns (Päivätär, Beiwe) and the related Hungarians. the-end.com. [47][48] The man carrying a pitcher of water (Luke 22:10) is Aquarius, the water bearer, who is always seen as a man pouring out a pitcher of water. [81] Among scholars who view the celebration of the birth of Jesus on 25 December as motivated by choice of the winter solstice, rather than that he was conceived and died on 25 March, some reject the idea that this choice constituted a deliberate Christianization of a festival of the Birthday of the Unconquered Sun. [50] The New Testament itself contains a hymn fragment in Ephesians 5: "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you. Some versions of the Jesus Myth Theory attempt to argue that Jesus was a sun god and that he was derived from other sun gods. In this portrayal he is a beardless figure with a flowing cloak in a chariot drawn by four white horses, as in the mosaic in Mausoleum M discovered under Saint Peter's Basilica and in an early-4th-century catacomb fresco. A solar deity (also sun goddess or sun god) is a sky deity who represents the Sun, or an aspect of it, usually by its perceived power and strength. [4] In Germanic mythology this is Sol, in Vedic Surya, and in Greek Helios (occasionally referred to as Titan) and (sometimes) as Apollo. "Although this view is still very common, it has been seriously challenged" – Church of England Liturgical Commission. [80] Yet another has interpreted the figure as a representation of the sun with no explicit religious reference whatever, pagan or Christian. Written accounts can be found that predate the lifetime of Jesus by thousands of years, and each draws from a previous version, essentially telling the same story right back to ancient times, when humans really did worship the Sun. proxy of the divine and the most potent bestower of Spirit. THE ZODIACAL CONSTELLATIONS . She was the patron goddess of Himyar, and possibly exalted by the Sabaeans and early Bedouin. There is limited evidence that this festival was celebrated at around this time before the mid-4th century. This particular time of year has been celebrated through all of recorded history, which means it would have been recognized orally for a long time prior to that. [97] It is one of the few indigenous worship by the Tamil people irrespective of religion. In some mythologies, Tai Yang Xing Jun is believed to be Hou Yi. They call it worshiping God and Jesus Christ, but it still is worshiping that old sun god. In the story of Jesus, He would take His disciples from fishermen. the-end.com. These rituals hint that the Sun may have an important role in the sphere of funerary beliefs. In the form of the sun disc Aten, the Sun had a brief resurgence during the Amarna Period when it again became the preeminent, if not only, divinity for the Pharaoh Akhenaton. Read it now. Saule is among the most important deities in Baltic mythology and traditions.[19]. [100], Three theories exercised great influence on nineteenth and early twentieth century mythography, beside the tree worship of Mannhardt and the totemism of J. F. McLennan, the "Sun myth" of Alvin Boyd Kuhn and Max Müller. … [91], The primary local deity in theosophy is the Solar Logos, "the consciousness of the sun". The ancient Armenians called themselves "children of the sun". [citation needed], Inti is the ancient Incan sun god. In Continental Celtic culture, the sun gods, like Belenos, Grannos, and Lug, were masculine. Also in Egypt, there was a religion that worshipped the Sun directly, and was among the first monotheistic religions: Atenism. "[85], The comparison of Christ with the astronomical Sun is common in ancient Christian writings. The preceding thirteen days are ruled over by Chalchiuhtlicue, and the following thirteen by Tlaloc. Solar deities and Sun worship can be found throughout most of recorded history in various forms. The Old High German Sun goddess is Sunna. The sun also represented the Archetypal Man, as Sick, David H. (2004), "Mit(h)ra(s) and the Myths of the Sun", Numen, 51 (4): 432–467, "The Sun and the Moon are from among the evidences of God. In these solemnities and revelries the Christians also took part. [10] This is not just in the story of Jesus, either. Prophets and kings asked others to believe them. THE PATH OF THE SUN THROUGH . But while the solar associations with the birth of Christ created powerful metaphors, the surviving evidence does not support such a direct association with the Roman solar festivals. The Adityas are a group of solar deities, from the Brahmana period numbering twelve. [7] In the middle of the cross is the Sun, and the dial tracks its movements through each house of the zodiac. "[77] Susan K. Roll calls "most extreme" the unproven hypothesis that "would call Christmas point-blank a 'christianization' of Natalis Solis Invicti, a direct conscious appropriation of the pre-Christian feast, arbitrarily placed on the same calendar date, assimilating and adapting some of its cosmic symbolism and abruptly usurping any lingering habitual loyalty that newly-converted Christians might feel to the feasts of the state gods".[78]. The ritual of Surya Namaskaar, performed by Hindus, is an elaborate set of hand gestures and body movements, designed to greet and revere the Sun. But other than a desire to connect Jesus with Horus and other sun gods, is there any evidence that Jesus was originally conceived as a sun god? [87], Christians adopted the image of the Sun (Helios or Sol Invictus) to represent Christ. Jesus claimed this special title and relationship of Sonship and equality with the Father. The theory is that this is the origin of Christ's time in the tomb, moved to Easter … Answer #5 | 03/03 2014 19:35 He was the only one who was able to convert after he died. Some Sara people also worship the Sun. [86] In the 5th century, Pope Leo I (the Great) spoke in several sermons on the Feast of the Nativity of how the celebration of Christ's birth coincided with increase of the Sun's position in the sky. [16][17][18], Those who practice Dievturība, beliefs of traditional Latvian culture, celebrate the Sun goddess, Saule, known in traditional Lithuanian beliefs as Saulė. [26] Similarly, Étaín has at times been considered to be another theonym associated with the Sun; if this is the case, then the pan-Celtic Epona might also have been originally solar in nature,[26] though Roman syncretism pushed her towards a lunar role. The three stars of Orion’s Belt were also once called the “Three Kings of Orion”—another example of where the story of the Three Kings going to meet the new Son (Sun) of God may have come from. Jesus Sun Of God, London, United Kingdom. The winter solstice occurs each year around December 21, as the Sun is at its lowest point. That harmonizes with the mentioned lamb and fish in the gospels. Many of today's remaining Aztec monuments have structures aligned with the Sun. Also, in ancient Egypt—from which the modern story of Jesus comes—the Nile was said to have flooded at this time, which the local population was grateful for, as it brought forth the waters to the land, which were required for a plentiful harvest. Hathor the horned-cow is one of the 12 daughters of Ra, gifted with joy and is a wet-nurse to Horus. There is a 111-page pdf called the "Zeitgeist Source Book" located here. [39] The Christian gospels report that Jesus had 12 followers (Apostles),[40] which is claimed to be akin to the twelve zodiac constellations. [citation needed]. While they were aware that pagans called this day the 'birthday' of Sol Invictus, this did not concern them and it did not play any role in their choice of date for Christmas. [6] As the Sun enters Leo (late July/early August) it is at its hottest and most powerful (at least in the Northern Hemisphere), just as Jesus was, right before the Roman Empire made the collective decision that He was a little too powerful. By: Annie Dieu-Le-Veut November 21, 2019 November 23, 2019. Beare, W. "Tacitus on the Germans." A "sun chariot" (de) is a mythological representation of the Sun riding in a chariot. Navagrahas can be found in almost all Hindu temples. [91], The Minotaur has been interpreted as a solar deity (as Moloch or Chronos),[92] including by Arthur Bernard Cook, who considers both Minos and Minotaur as aspects of the sun god of the Cretans, who depicted the sun as a bull. [20], In Chinese mythology (cosmology), there were originally ten suns in the sky, who were all brothers. Some believe this is the root of the reason we actually “celebrate” Lent: We eat fish and no meat as honor and recognition of this particular part of the Sun’s journey through the zodiac. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. [90] The titular character of Sophocles' Electra refers to the Sun as "All-seeing". 2 (1993): 135–54. Achetez neuf ou d'occasion The ancient Phoenician god Bel (sometimes spelled “Bil”) is just one of many ancient deities to be symbolized with a halo. "[83] He also states that, "while the winter solstice on or around December 25 was well established in the Roman imperial calendar, there is no evidence that a religious celebration of Sol on that day antedated the celebration of Christmas". img from “Jesus the Sun God” found at YouTube.com The 12 deciples simply become the 12 signs of the zodiac, with which the sun travels trough the heaven. Two more examples of how the number 12 has been used again and again as a salute to the houses of the zodiac (and in turn the months of the year) include the 12 Tribes of Israel as well as King Arthur and the 12 Knights of the Round Table. The corresponding Old English name is Siȝel [ˈsɪjel], continuing Proto-Germanic *Sôwilô or *Saewelô. He is more than the prophets who spoke the truth. Sól also was called Sunna and Frau Sunne. [7], The Tiv people consider the Sun to be the son of the Moon Awondo's daughter and the supreme being Awondo. The Gayatri mantra, which is regarded as one of the most sacred of the Vedic hymns is dedicated to Savitr, one of the principal Ādityas. The Ādityas are one of the principal deities of the Vedic classical Hinduism belonging to the solar class. The supremacy of Re in the Egyptian pantheon was at its highest with the 5th Dynasty, when open air solar temples became common. He goes to the Father in love, and has unique access to the Spirit. The temple at Arasavilli was constructed in such a way that on the day of Radhasaptami, the Sun's rays directly fall on the feet of the Sri Suryanarayana Swami, the deity at the temple. Chhath (Hindi: छठ, also called Dala Chhath) is an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to Surya, the chief solar deity, unique to Bihar, Jharkhand and the Terai. For the racehorse, see, It has been suggested that this section be. The claim is that Jesus, along with the Hindu's Krishna and mythological figures like the Egyptian god Horus, Greek Dionysus and Roman Mithra are versions of Pagan sun worship. For all intents and purposes, this was due to the Sun’s (or Jesus on the cross) weakening state, and the land (Scorpio and Sagittarius or Dismas and Gestas) was “stealing” the crops and leaving the ground barren (stealing from the divinity of Jesus). [citation needed], R. F. Littledale criticized the Sun myth theory when he illustrated that Max Müller on his own principles was himself only a solar myth, whilst Alfred Lyall delivered a still stronger attack on the same theory and its assumption that tribal gods and heroes, such as those of Homer, were mere reflections of the Sun myth by proving that the gods of certain Rajput clans were really warriors who founded the clans not many centuries ago, and were the ancestors of the present chieftains. As spring continues to make the push toward summer, ancient civilizations would see their supplies from the previous year’s harvest dwindling. [3], Mesopotamian Shamash plays an important role during the Bronze Age, and "my Sun" is eventually used as an address to royalty. Some versions of the Jesus Myth Theory attempt to argue that Jesus was a sun god and that he was derived from other sun gods. His only image was a disk—a symbol of the Sun. During this time, people believed that the "sun god" had "died" for three days and was "born again" on 25 December. [76], The Oxford Companion to Christian Thought also remarks on the uncertainty about the order of precedence between the celebrations of the Birthday of the Unconquered Sun and the birthday of Jesus: "This 'calculations' hypothesis potentially establishes 25 December as a Christian festival before Aurelian's decree, which, when promulgated, might have provided for the Christian feast both opportunity and challenge. Expressions such as “crossing over,” represented by the Sun passing over the cross, are believed to have first given life to Jesus or the Sun dying on the cross—it is crucified. Adrian Hastings, Alistair Mason, Hugh Pyper (editors). [96], In Tamil Nadu, the Tamil people worship the sun god during the Tamil month of Thai, after a year of crop farming. Jesus, as the gift of God, discharged and acquitted a lady condemned to death for adultery because he would soon die for her and for us. The inscription (Dessau. [9] This, as we previously covered, was symbolized by the crucifixion, and now with the Sun remaining at its lowest point (dead) for three days, Jesus’s body was laid to rest in a cave for three days before His “rebirth”—and then it’s back to the first point made in this list. As an interesting side note, during this time of the year (in the West, which the story of Jesus Christ in the New Testament was geared toward), the rainfall is greater than most other months. The Sun is sometimes referred to by its Latin name Sol or by its Greek name Helios. This practise is more common in Australia and on the island of Timor, where the tribal leaders are seen as direct heirs to the sun god. Imagine the world without Him! The attributes of all other Ādityas merged into that of Surya and the names of all other Ādityas became synonymous with, or epithets of, Surya. Apollo (along with Helios) was sometimes depicted as riding a fiery chariot. But other than a desire to connect Jesus with Horus and other sun gods, is there any evidence that Jesus was originally conceived as a sun god? They were all very young and loved to fool around. The earliest deities associated with the Sun are all goddesses: Wadjet, Sekhmet, Hathor, Nut, Bast, Bat, and Menhit. The goddess and her holy days are ingrained in Chinese popular culture. According to the Aztecs, they were still in Tonatiuh's era. Noté /5. A solar deity (also sun goddess or sun god) is a sky deity who represents the Sun, or an aspect of it, usually by its perceived power and strength. Clement of Alexandria had spoken of Christ driving his chariot across the sky. There are numerous scriptures which suggest Jesus represents the sun. I Am Jesus Sun Of God Standing in my office as a Minister of God, I … Sophocles' Electra names him the All-seeing. [36][37][38], Another speculation connects the biblical elements of Christ's life to those of a sun god. As these seeds are sown, the twins of Gemini are represented, as one seed doubles (sprouts) to become another and so forth—essentially doubling itself, as twins are a double. The Aztecs were fascinated by the Sun and carefully observed it, and had a solar calendar similar to that of the Maya. First Hathor, and then Isis, give birth to and nurse Horus and Ra. In the Norse traditions, Sól rode through the sky on her chariot every day, pulled by two horses named Arvak and Alsvid. Some statues of the sun god was re-imaged into Jesus, even though God expressively forbid idol worship. During the time of the Sun’s journey between these houses of the zodiac (in the West), in terms of the ancients’ harvest, no food was forthcoming from the land, the only time of the year in which this was the case. Retrouvez Jesus Christ, Sun of God: Ancient Cosmology and Early Christian Symbolism et des millions de livres en stock sur Amazon.fr. As a further testament to this, many ancient records depict the Sun as a baby around December and January, a young boy at Easter, a strong and able man during the summer (sometimes with long, yellow hair, indicating bright sunrays), and a tired and frail old man in the months approaching winter. Following December 25—when the Sun is reborn—it begins its journey through the houses of the zodiac, just as Jesus begins His life, first as a young child (new Sun) and all the way to summer, when the Sun is at its strongest, or when Jesus was at His most influential and powerful. Perhaps the Sun was worshiped for good reason; after all, life here would not exist without it. [1] Even terms such as the “Son of God” could have originally, in ancient texts, have simply been “the Sun God.” As we will look at later in this list, the new Sun comes after the winter solstice, which ends the previous cycle of the Sun, before its rebirth—essentially, the circle of life. Marcus Lowth is a writer with a passion for anything interesting, be it UFOs, the Ancient Astronaut Theory, the paranormal or conspiracies. Published August 10, 2015 by Stephen Bedard Is Jesus a Sun God? [5] Essentially, as He spread goodwill and good deeds, resulting in joy and happiness in His life story, so does the Sun as its rays provide heat and light to the Earth, not only for human beings and all things alive but for crops, ensuring a good harvest and plentiful amounts of food. The Original Mystic Messiah. This major festival is also celebrated in the northeast region of India, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and parts of Chhattisgarh. In India, at Konark, in the state of Odisha, a temple is dedicated to Surya. For example, Michael Alan Anderson writes: Both the sun and Christ were said to be born anew on December 25. The story of Jesus states that He was crucified between two “common thieves” named Dismas and Gestas. [79] Clement of Alexandria had spoken of Christ driving his chariot in this way across the sky. [58], The idea that Christians chose to celebrate the birth of Jesus on 25 December because this was the date of an already existing festival of the Sol Invictus was expressed in an annotation to a manuscript of a work by 12th-century Syrian bishop Jacob Bar-Salibi. The sun figured in the stories of virtually every culture worldwide. Rightly is he called the Lamp, the Mind, the Ruler of the Universe: Hermes Trismegistus entitles him the God Visible. Together with Bhaiṣajyaguru Buddha (Chinese: Yaoshi Fo) these two bodhisattvas constitute the Dongfang San Sheng (Three Holy Sages of the Eastern Quarter). [63][66][67][68], It was a traditional Jewish belief that great men lived a whole number of years, without fractions, so that Jesus was considered to have been conceived on 25 March, as he died on 25 March, which was calculated to have coincided with 14 Nisan. Much like the summer solstice, the winter solstice has been an important date since the dawn of time and is still celebrated today by many of all faiths. [41][42], Many of the world's sacrificed godmen, such as Osiris and Mithra, have their traditional birthday on 25 December. "Proto-Indo-European Sun Maidens and Gods of the Moon". Ils appellent cela adorer Dieu et Jésus-Christ, mais c'est toujours adorer ce vieux dieu soleil. Read 9 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. the-end.com. The Egyptian sun god Horus, who predated the Christ character by thousands of years, shares the following in common with Jesus: Horus was born of the virgin Isis-Meri on December 25th in a cave/manger with his birth being announced by a star in … The "solarisation" of several local gods (Hnum-Re, Min-Re, Amon-Re) reaches its peak in the period of the fifth dynasty. This made the world too hot for anything to grow. [2] Early Egyptian myths imply the Sun is within the lioness, Sekhmet, at night and is reflected in her eyes; or that it is within the cow, Hathor, during the night, being reborn each morning as her son (bull). One interesting thing to point out here is that “Dismas” was adapted from a Greek work meaning “sunset”—the Sun going down into the dark place. 10 Reasons The Story Of Jesus Might Be An Allegory For The Sun This is claimed to be symbolized in the story of Jesus, as Christ then ventures out to the “salvation of men”—to provide what they were so very desperate for. The Sun itself also was compared to a wheel, possibly in Proto-Indo-European, Greek hēliou kuklos, Sanskrit suryasya cakram, Anglo-Saxon sunnan hweogul (PIE *swelyosyo kukwelos). For instance, in the poem Suffering from the Shortness of Days, Li He of the Tang dynasty is hostile and even deviant towards the legendary dragons that drew the sun chariot as a vehicle for the continuous progress of time. This page was last edited on 21 January 2021, at 09:31. [107] The following is the relevant except of that poem: Solar deities are usually thought of as male while the lunar deity is female, but the opposite case is also seen. Even Himmler (who thought of himself as the one, the Sun) had 12 “knights” in his inner circle. Incidentally, some early versions of the story of Jesus state that He was actually born in a cave as opposed to a stable, which, if accurate, would make the story even more complete and is another example of how small details of the same story have been changed to suit the times and, in turn, the desired or anticipated audience. Surya is the most prominent of the navagrahas or nine celestial objects of the Hindus. While believers are a part of the family of God, Jesus Christ asserts a unique oneness in that family with the Father, in communion with the Holy Spirit: The Bibleverifies these claims primarily by several proofs including the testimonies of others, super… [89] Anaxagoras was arrested in 434 BC and banished from Athens for denying the existence of a solar or lunar deity. Several Egyptian kings were buried with ships that may have been intended to symbolize the solar barque,[102] including the Khufu ship that was buried at the foot of the Great Pyramid of Giza.[103]. Suggest Jesus represents the jesus the sun god god was re-imaged into Jesus, he would take his disciples fishermen. Of Sophocles ' Electra refers to the Sun and carefully observed it, and was among most. 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