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Joseph D. L. wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 2:03 am
This is some good stuff man. Have you read Yahweh and the Sun by J. Glen Taylor?

https://www.amazon.com/Yahweh-Sun-Bibli ... 1850752729

I haven't. I'll check it out.

And to add to this further, Jesus is even compared to the sun/Helios in Matthew 17:2

καὶ μετεμορφώθη ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν, καὶ ἔλαμψεν τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ὡς ὁ ἥλιος, τὰ δὲ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο λευκὰ ὡς τὸ φῶς.


And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.

This verse reminds me of the transfiguration of the Egyptian pharaoh. At his coronation ceremony he would become transfigured and merge with the royal "Ka" which also reminds me of the spirit descending on Jesus during his baptism in gMark. The transfiguration and baptism are essentially royal coronation ceremonies. The pharaoh would be baptized and transfigured during his coronation ceremonies.