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  2. Osiris myth - Wikipedia

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    The Osiris myth is the most elaborate and ... the afterlife of the king buried in the ... have influenced the earliest Christian icons of Mary holding Jesus.

  3. Osiris - Wikipedia

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    At the temple of Mendes, figures of Osiris were made from wheat and paste placed in a trough on the day of the murder, then water was added for several days, until finally the mixture was kneaded into a mold of Osiris and taken to the temple to be buried (the sacred grain for these cakes were grown only in the temple fields).

  4. Mysteries of Osiris - Wikipedia

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    The Mysteries of Osiris, also known as Osirism, [1] were religious festivities celebrated in ancient Egypt to commemorate the murder and regeneration of Osiris.The course of the ceremonies is attested by various written sources, but the most important document is the Ritual of the Mysteries of Osiris in the Month of Khoiak, a compilation of Middle Kingdom texts engraved during the Ptolemaic ...

  5. Joseph Smith Papyri - Wikipedia

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    The translation was done by Michael Rhodes, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [150] The culminating vignette, also known as facsimile #3, is the presentation of Hor to the Egyptian god of death and rebirth Osiris (seated), and his wife Isis (standing) after

  6. Jesus in comparative mythology - Wikipedia

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    More general comparisons have also been made between the accounts about Jesus's birth and resurrection and stories of other divine or heroic figures from across the Mediterranean world, including supposed "dying-and-rising gods" such as Tammuz, Adonis, Attis, and Osiris, although the concept of "dying-and-rising gods" itself has received ...

  7. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors - Wikipedia

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    The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors; Or, Christianity Before Christ, Containing New, Startling, and Extraordinary Revelations in Religious History, which Disclose the Oriental Origin of All the Doctrines, Principles, Precepts, and Miracles of the Christian New Testament, and Furnishing a Key for Unlocking Many of Its Sacred Mysteries, Besides Comprising the History of 16 Heathen Crucified ...

  8. Ancient Egyptian funerary practices - Wikipedia

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    This is because Osiris resurrected and regained his godly status after he was justified against his brother Set, who wrongly murdered him. [24] The deceased pleaded to Osiris that they had not committed sin, which is known as a "negative confession". [24]

  9. Burial of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    The burial of Jesus refers to the entombment of the body of Jesus after his crucifixion before the eve of the sabbath.This event is described in the New Testament.According to the canonical gospel narratives, he was placed in a tomb by a councillor of the Sanhedrin named Joseph of Arimathea; [2] according to Acts 13:28–29, he was laid in a tomb by "the council as a whole". [3]