Here are some more gems that I’ve been able to glean from Ms Murdock’s (aka Archarya S.) popular article.
“It should be noted that a common earlier English spelling of Krishna was "Christna," which reveals its relation to '"Christ."
http://www.truthbeknown.com/origins4.htm
i)What does a variant English spelling have to do with a Sanskrit name?
ii)And even if they were cognates, how does that establish a genealogical relation between the concept of Krishna and the concept of Christ?
I mean, I suppose you could also say that an English sports car is “related” to a South American feline, since they share the same name (“Jaguar”), but the prospects of a successful paternity suit are decidedly slim.
iii)“Christos” is simply a Septuagintal loanword for the Lord’s Anointed (Heb.=mashiach).
Continuing:
“Indeed, according to Hotema, the very name "Christ" comes from the Hindi word "Kris" (as in Krishna), which is a name for the sun.75
Furthermore, since Horus was called "Iusa/Iao/Iesu"76 the "KRST," and Krishna/Christna was called "Jezeus," centuries before any Jewish character similarly named, it would be safe to assume that Jesus Christ is just a repeat of Horus and Krishna, among the rest.”
http://www.truthbeknown.com/origins5.htm
Except for the irritating little fact that “Iesous” is simply a Greek transliteration for Joshua.
Moving along:
“Massey has stated that Revelation, rather than having been written by any apostle called John during the 1st Century C.E., is a very ancient text that dates to the beginning of this era of history, i.e. possibly as early as 4,000 years ago.86 Massey asserts that Revelation relates the Mithraic legend of Zarathustra/Zoroaster.87”
http://www.truthbeknown.com/origins6.htm
Fascinating to think that a book authored in the age of cuneiform would be written in Koine Greek.
No less fascinating to think a book written in 2000 BC would contain a set of letters addressed to seven 1C churches in Asia Minor.
Equally fascinating that such a book would anticipate the much later mythology of Zoroastrianism and Mithraism.
If nothing else, Ms Murdock and her fellow Debunkers should be commended for their faith in predictive prophecy.
For a more detailed evaluation of Ms Murdock’s scholarship, see Mike Licona’s review of her book on The Christ Conspiracy.
http://www.answeringinfidels.com/content/view/34/49/
http://www.answeringinfidels.com/content/view/37/49/
Fascinating to think that a book authored in the age of cuneiform would be written in Koine Greek. No less fascinating to think a book written in 2000 BC would contain a set of letters addressed to seven 1C churches in Asia Minor. Equally fascinating that such a book would anticipate the much later mythology of Zoroastrianism and Mithraism.
ReplyDeleteOk, this stuff is just hilarious!
This stuff reminds me a lot of what I found when I read Tom Harpur's book, _The Pagan Christ_. He was citing Massey, Higgins, and Kuhn (not Thomas Kuhn) as if they were authorities on matters of etymology, etc. Come to find out, they're nothing of the sort. Quite the opposite actually.
ReplyDeleteA helpful critique, which touches upon some of the issues you have raised, Steve, is:
http://www.mcmaster.ca/mjtm/pdfs/MJTM%206.7%20Heath%20on%20Harpur.pdf
God bless,
Joel