No, its also in Egyptian mythology courtesy of osiris and Isis. But the life and times of Jesus Christ are loosely based on the life of Mithras who also resurrected, Oh and there's also some stuff about resurrection in Chan Buddhism.
In Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah prophesied that 'the young woman' would conceive and bear a child, whose name would be Immanuel, a prophecy that came true just a few verses later in chapter 8. However, the early Greek translation of the Old Testament, the Septuagint, mistranslated this to say that a virgin would conceive and bear a child. In the New Testament, Matthew used the Septuagint Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible to 'prove' that the virgin birth of Jesus had been prophesied. This was a misunderstanding arising from a faulty translation from Hebrew into Greek and may have been knowingly taken out of context.
In an example of a prophecy of virgin birth that had not yet occurred, Zoroastrians believed that the Saoshyant, a saviour who will lead humanity in the last battle against evil, would be born of a virgin.
The concept of virgin birth was also quite common among ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern religions, particularly the "Mystery Religions". In fact, by the first century CE, it was almost expected that godmen would be born from virgins.
Not at all. Miraculous or Virgin births occur in historical literature and religious texts. If Christians would look to the old Babylonian paganism, they would soon discover how many of the attributes given to the Virgin Mary by the Roman Church are quite similar - 'all the attributes given to her are derived simply from the Babylonian Madonna, and not from the Virgin Mother of Christ.' (The Two Babylons by Alexander Hislop, chapter VII, section IV, The Image of the Beast).
There are many words important to Christianity: faith, hope, new life, salvation, resurrection (this concept is unique to Christianity), grace, love, compassion.... But this is merely scratching the surface!
Christianity had the resurrection.
The implication of the question is that the resurrection was somehow added as an additional doctrine. It must be stated very clearly. Without the resurrection as an actual historical fact there is no Christianity. Jesus would essentially still be dead. This is why so many people go to so much effort to disprove it, even if unsuccessful.
Christianity is based on the death and resurrection of Jesus. Without His death and resurrection there would be no Christianity.
incarnation and resurrection
No culture is 'responsible' for Christianity. Christianity is based on the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
AnswerChristians believe that the event that really started Christianity was the resurrection of Jesus.
The Keystone Doctrine in Christianity is the bodily resurrection of Christ.
Resurrection is mentioned in Isaiah 26:19.
AnswerChristians, who believe in the resurrection of Jesus, also believe in the power of Satan. In Christian dogma, Satan seems to have sufferred in no way by the resurrection. Some would say that Christianity needs Satan, since without him, we would be entirely responsible for our own sins and our own redemption. The concept of almost helpless vulnerability has its converse in the need for a saviour.
The resurrection is when man is changed from mortality to immortality. Death will no longer have claim on mankind. During these periods of resurrection mankind will be judged by their deeds on earth.
The resurrection of Jesus is the basis for Christianity; without it Christianity would not exist in its present form, if at all. So the resurrection is just as important today as it ever was.