Hartman the university of montana presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for gree of master of arts the university of montana 1996 approved by. The borgia codex shows quetzalcoatl and other humans crucified with him. Margarito bautista, who joined the church in 1901, put forth a particularly strong reinterpretation which glorified prehispanic cultures, even conflating the aztec god quetzalcoatl the plumed serpent, the white god who had promised to return with jesus christ. Ixtlilxochitl quetzalcoatl jesus christ excerpts from ancient america and the book of mormon by milton r. Feb 15, 20 in mexico, many converts have decided to read the book their own way. Archaeological and historical evidence quetzalcoatl. Abstract quetzalcoatl, the supreme deity in mesoamerica, is the essence of their cosmic consciousness. Jesus christrelationship to quetzalcoatl fairmormon. A mormon archaeologist said in a presentation that the mayan prophecy about quetzalcoatl coming to earth was really talking about jesus coming to guatemala. In the past, some leaders of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints occasionally drew attention to certain of those similarities. Skywalker ben, actal, aj is the th of the 20 solar seals therefore the cosmic tone is the power appropriate to.
Like jesus, mithras was seen as a divine savior, but, unlike jesus, mithras was not believed to have brought his salvation by suffering and dying. Similaridades entre jesus cristo e quetzalcoatl incluem o seguinte. Quetzalcohuatzin, modern nahuatl pronunciation help info is a deity in mesoamerican culture and literature whose name comes from the nahuatl language and means feathered serpent or quetzalfeathered serpent. Quetzalcoatl mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs. The aztec, maya and incas still retained a fragmented knowledge of the visit of jesus christ to the americas, as recorded in the book of mormon. Since that time quetzalcoatl has been described as a viking, a chinese explorer, an extraterrestrial, moses, and jesus christ. More problematic is the idea that 2012 is the year when quetzalcoatl will return. When hernan cortes learned about the wealthy aztecs during his exploration trip, he set out to find them. I will just present in this article, those of quetzalcoatl and children.
Pdf the christianization of quetzalcoatl brant gardner. Quetzalcoatl panmesoamerican feathered serpent god. Quetzalcoatl, the maya maize god, and jesus christ by diane. Latterday saint scholar brant gardner, after investigating the link between quetzalcoatl and jesus, concluded that. Fungi, basidiomycota, agaricomycetidae, agaricales, strophariaceae from mexico, africa, and spain pdf. Quetzalcoatl is not a religious symbol in the latterday saint faith, and is not taught as such, nor is it in their doctrine. In mexico, many converts have decided to read the book their own way. The christianization of quetzalcoatl sunstone magazine. Quetzalcoatl without jesus christ semantic scholar. Representations of a feathered snake occur as early as the teotihuacan civilization 3rd to 8th century ce on the central plateau. May 04, 2010 a juxtaposition of quetzalcoatl and jesus christ has revealed the following similarities. Jul 26, 2008 a mormon archaeologist said in a presentation that the mayan prophecy about quetzalcoatl coming to earth was really talking about jesus coming to guatemala. He stopped all human sacrifice, and instead satiated the gods by bleeding.
And according to the aztec sources the aztec ruler, the tlatoani, was the. Quetzalcoatl pronounced kehtzalcohwahtul and roughly translated as the feathered serpent, the plumed serpent or the quetzalfeathered serpent, is the name of an important mesoamerican deity who was worshiped throughout the region in one form or another for 1,200 years. Jesus al ser crucificado y quetzalcoatl al entrar al mictlan. By looking at ancient mayan writings such as the popol vuh, this theory is further explored and developed. Of all of our pagan copycat christ papers so far, this one has got to be, and probably always will be, the most unusual because we are actually arguing against two sides with different ideas. Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent, one of the major deities of the ancient mexican pantheon.
Throughout mexico a white beared god was known by the name of quetzalcoatl. Quetzalcoatl, the maya maize god, and jesus christ byu. Excerpts from ancient america and the book of mormon by milton r. Topiltizin ce acatl quetzalcoatl the man was a legendary exiled toltec ruler who is believed to have reigned from a. There are some minor mistakes such as that quetzalcoatl is an aztec deity the maya called it kukulkan or ququmatz and it did not have wings the deity was feathered, not winged. Mesoamerica also known as the feathered serpent, the maya maize god, and jesus christ could. But it turns out the same simple solution sinks them both. The aztecs in the 1500s ad worshipped a god they then called quetzalcoatl. The idols in the interiors of the temples where he was worshiped were crosses as well as the paintings on the walls. At that time he seems to have been conceived as a vegetation god. Mithras was believed to have been born fullygrown from a rock, 119 120 a belief which is confirmed by a vast number of surviving sculptures showing him rising from the rock nude except for a. The comparison will reveal that the messianic image of quetzalcoatl was.
Brant gardner, the christianization of quetzalcoatl. In mormon circles, he is often identified with jesus christ. Ixtlilxochitl quetzalcoatl jesus christ book of mormon. These ancient writings include several stories that coincide with the stories of jesus christ in the bible, such as the creation. Legends about quetzalcoatl from mexico and central america bring forward tantalizing resemblances to aspects of the life and new world ministry of jesus.
Kolob book company, 1950, with citations from mexican antiquities by lord kingborough. A juxtaposition of quetzalcoatl and jesus christ has revealed the following similarities. Eltemplodequetzalcoatlyelcultode laguerrasagradaenteotihuacan. Interesting connections between jesus christ and aztec god. Quetzalcoatl is the white bearded god or the serpent god from the legend of quetzalcoatl of the ancient aztecs. In codex drawings, quetzalcoatl and xolotl were both pictured as wearing an. At this point, i have not yet used linguistics to prove he could have been jesus. Quetzalcoatl the man not only laid claim to direct lineage to the feathered serpent, he lived the part of the deity.
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