What's Here

This section is about charges that the Biblical stories were "borrowed" from other sources and are therefore fictional.





General Essays

Analysis of general principles used by the "borrowing" thesis.

Some notes on alleged parallels between Christianity and pagan religions -- an introductory commentary by a classical scholar writing for us as "Justin Martyr"

On Napoleon as Myth translated by "Justin Martyr"

The More Things Change -- a humourous look at how we're just having to reiterate things over the centuries

What did Justin Martyr Really Say?

Glenn Miller's general essay refuting the pagan-copycat thesis

Creation Ministries International on Indian creation myths



Old Testament "Borrowing"

Figures claimed to be sources for the Old Testament. Named entities in alphabetical order.

Akhenaten -- Did the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten influence Jewish monotheism?

Sargon -- Did the story of this Assyrian king influence the story of Moses?

Sinuhe -- Did the story of this Egyptian hero influence the Exodus account?

Was the creation account "stolen" from the Babylonian creation account?

Is the Biblical Flood story borrowed from pagan accounts? -- from Glenn Miller's Christian Thinktank.

Did NT Biblical writers "rip off" stories from the Old Testament? -- from Glenn Miller's Christian Thinktank. Also see our article on Randel Helms (right column).



Related Issues

Is the Christian fish symbol derived from pagan symbols?

Is Easter a pagan holiday?

Is Christmas pagan?

Are Christmas trees pagan? [Back issue request for December 2008 E-Block required].

Abraham Lincoln Didn't Exist!

Abraham Lincoln was a copy of John F. Kennedy!