By Michael Sturgulewski
Because the days of the early Christian church, unbelievers have pushed aside the Gospel of Christ as a delusion or hoax, as far as to assert that Jesus of Nazareth was once no longer even a old determine. Christianity, they are saying, is a process of religion that's only a transforming of pre-existing ideals and motifs from either pagan mythology and astrology. during this e-book, those claims should be positioned to the attempt for you to separate truth from fiction in such accusations opposed to Christianity. also, will probably be proven in what methods the individual of Jesus of Nazareth is so tremendously certain from different deities alleged to be one of the world's many "crucified saviors."
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The star in the Gospel of Matthew is described in such a way so as to discourage the notion that it was a natural stellar phenomenon. The magi, or wise men, traveled to Jerusalem after seeing the star in the heavens. They were likely aware of the prophecy of Balaam that “there shall come a star out of Jacob” (Num 24:17-19) as foreshadowing the coming Messiah. For many years the people of Israel were in captivity in Persia. During this time, a Hebrew by the name of Daniel grew to prominence in the land and gained favor with the king.
Such statements merely relate what Christians believe about Christmas, without further commenting or making declarations concerning the validity of these beliefs. The bill only names December 25th as the date on which Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, not as the date on which Jesus was actually born. Why are many pagan deities said to be born on December 25th? It is true that many pagan deities share December 25th as the date for celebration in their name. This is due to the fact that many of these deities are associated with the sun or the sky, and December 25th has been considered throughout history and by many cultures to be the birthday of the sun.
There is a vast difference between the Christian view of astronomy and the astrotheology of pagan cultures. In pagan cultures, the revolution of the seasons and the stars in the heavens are reflective of the recurring events in the lives of their deities. Thus, the annual renewal of vegetation is likened to the annual rebirth of a god. In Christian theology, the seasons are set in motion by a providential God and the stars in the heavens are His creation. In pagan religion, the sun is god. In Christian theology, the sun is a created body fashioned by the word of God.