Jesus, virgin mary and Christmas

There has always been speculation on the existence of Jesus. Was he real, Who did he claim to be,What did he do, are just a few of the countless questions posed.

The fact of the matter is, we don't know. When we take a deeper look into the character of Jesus, it's a carbon copy of Mithras, the ancient God of the Persians, known as the ruler of the universe and sometimes referred to as the sun, born roughly 600 years before Christ.

Lets examine Mithras on a deeper scale. Mithras:

- was born 25th December

- had 12 companions who traveled with him

- was known as the good shepherd, the 'way, truth and light', the redeemer and the saviour

- commonly performed baptisms to remove sins

- practiced sacred meals which included bread and water while consecrated was believed to hold great spiritual power

Most importantly, Mithras was born of a virgin and was buried in a tomb only to be resurrected three days later.

This sounds awfully familiar.

Jesus by all accounts was NOT born 25th of December. It is generally accepted that his birthday would have been sometime in May. The date of 25th December was established by the Catholic Church in the year 349 AD. It is likely that this was done to stop the celebration of Mithras' birthday.

Considering the fact that the new testament was not written until decades after Jesus died, we have to consider the very likely possibility that much of what is contained in the bible was written to mirror age-old pagan beliefs. If this man was indeed real, there is no proof that the stories written about him are anything more than an attempt to immortalize Jesus as something as something much more than he really was, just a man.

Mary and the virgin birth

A virgin/non-sexual birth was in no way an original story. It is understood that Mithras was also born of a virgin. Horus and Krishna are also speculated to have been born either from a virgin or conceived through non-sexual means.

Aside from this, there is no proof that Mary was a virgin. It is just as likely, if not more, that this came about through exaggerations or translation errors. the word used to describe Mary is 'alma' which was originally translated as 'virgin'. The correct meaning of this word however is a woman who hasnt had a child yet. If they specifically meant 'virgin', the word used would have been 'betulah'.

So, who was Jesus, really?