Christianity copied from other religions?
Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 5:35 pm
Just so you know where I'm coming from, I am a Christian, for those that don't already know. I recently saw this argument against Christianity and don't know what to make of it.
Christianity and Hinduism are almost parallel. Well, to be more accurate, Jesus and the Hindu god, Krishna seem parallel. They both had virgin birth, sinless life, crucifixion, descent into Hell, resurrection, ascension to heaven, criteria for salvation, and were part of some sort of Trinity. Obviously the argument states that the Apostles copied from Hinduism to make a religion.
Can someone please give me an explanation as to why and how these two belief system are so close together or a counter to the argument? And if you really don't know which "story" came first, Krishna did his thing 14 centuries before Jesus did (according to the Hindu belief of Krishna).
Christianity and Hinduism are almost parallel. Well, to be more accurate, Jesus and the Hindu god, Krishna seem parallel. They both had virgin birth, sinless life, crucifixion, descent into Hell, resurrection, ascension to heaven, criteria for salvation, and were part of some sort of Trinity. Obviously the argument states that the Apostles copied from Hinduism to make a religion.
Can someone please give me an explanation as to why and how these two belief system are so close together or a counter to the argument? And if you really don't know which "story" came first, Krishna did his thing 14 centuries before Jesus did (according to the Hindu belief of Krishna).