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You seem to have fallen prey to propaganda sources online.
It is undeniable that biblical mythology was affected by other cultures (especially Genesis for example). But other than that you have no idea what you're talking about. What books have you read about this? And by which scholars?
>Early Christian versions of Jesus were basically copies of Eros, and Late Christian versions of Jesus were basically copies of Zeus, and then in the middle ages everyone got depressed so they turned him into a holocaust survivor on a wooden plank.
This claim is just simply false. I challenge you to present a single work that you have read by a professor of Classics, New Testament, Theology, or Ancient history that argues that.
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On top of those, the ones I remember relate to the Greeks. For a long time Greek language and culture influenced the Christian church, and their lettering and symbolism still linger in the church today.
Early Christian versions of Jesus were basically copies of Eros, and Late Christian versions of Jesus were basically copies of Zeus, and then in the middle ages everyone got depressed so they turned him into a holocaust survivor on a wooden plank. Eve falling victim to curiosity with a Tree of Knowledge is basically just Pandora's story re-spun for different effect. Great Flood? Zeus did it first. Cain & Abel? Acrisius & Proetus. Satan/Hell? Hades/Underworld. Holy Trinity? Pagan Trinity. Twelve disciples? Twelve elder gods.
Point is, Christianity came along well after the Greeks and Romans had been spinning these tales all over the place. The Christians wanted a religion that everyone could be part of regardless of ethnicity. They're pushing this idea that there's not only one God, but there's a Messiah doing a lot of David Copperfield shit, and a Holy Spirit, and more weird stuff. Of course they're gonna include familiar stories to give some credibility to the new ideas. Plus, the old stories had weight - we still have Zoroastrians today!