did you know that "jesus" is just a metaphor for the sun, derived from the phoenician/sumerian religion?
the story of the "son" (or sun) dying on the cross is derived from ancient astral theology: the symbol for the zodiac is a circle on a cross (the circle represents the sun, the cross represents the four seasons). on the 22nd of december, the winter solstice occurs- this is the day the sun is out for the least amount of time (the sumerians considered it "dead") it rises on the same longitude for 2 days, and on the third day, it resumes it’s cycle (or is born/re-born, after 3 days). 3 days after dec 22, of course is the day that jesus was supposedly born (christmas).
hence, the story of jesus being born on the 25th, and the story about jesus dying on the cross and being resurrected after three days.
sources: the research of jordan maxwell, michael tsarion, david icke, zecharia sitchin (and many others); the bible; numerous sumerian, phoenician, hebrew, tibetan, mayan, aztec, and just about any other ancient society’s texts.
equivalent metaphors can be found in every major religion- all are derived from the same source
keep in mind- the sumerians pre-date jesus by thousands of years
While you are correct in what you say about understandings of the sun in ancient Mesopotamian culture, I think your conflation of these ancient myths with the story of Jesus is erroneous, in spite of the fact that you note some similarities.
A huge expanse of time, some 3500, years separates the Sumerian culture from the time of Christianity; as well, the ideas of Zoroastrianism and Mithraism, while in some ways suggest elements of Christianity, actually derive from different sources. For example, you trace the cross symbol from the zodiac to Christian symbology. A more accurate tracing of the cross symbol would show its development from Judaism into Christianity.
Why is Jesus birth thought to be December 25th? Early Christians believed that Jesus was crucified on 25 March (according to the Julian Calendar, that is). They also believe that this was the very same day that He was conceived in Mary’s womb about thirty-four years earlier.
There are a number of sects that promote the idea that Easter and Christmas have pagan origins; however there are numerous recent writings that dispute this idea.
You list the research of several individuals who are not at all scholars and are involved in "conspiracy theory" journalism. So while they may have some interesting ideas, they are not Sumeriologists nor are they experts in the development of early Christianity, so use caution in how you read what they have to say.
