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Photograph of Gerald Massey dated 1856
Gerald Massey (29 May 1828 - 29 October 1907) was an English poet and self-educated Egyptologist. He was born near Tring, Hertfordshire in England.
....Claimed parallels between Horus and Jesus
One of the more sensational aspects of Massey's writings were the parallels he drew between the Christian god Jesus of Nazareth and the Egyptian god Horus. These comparisons are primarily contained in his book The Natural Genesis. Massey's writings on this subject have influenced various later authors such as Alvin Boyd Kuhn, Tom Harpur, and Acharya S.[5]
Some of the similarities that Massey claimed existed are that they both
- Were born of virgins on December 25
- Taught in a temple as a child at age 12
- Were teachers who had 12 Disciples
- Were baptized in a river
- Gave a sermon on the mount
- Healed the sick
- Raised men from the dead (El-Asar-Us for Horus, Lazarus for Jesus)
- Died by crucifixion
- Were resurrected three days later.[6]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Massey