>> to the same degree as Osiris, Horus, Inanna or other similar deities. The NT arose in a Hellenistic context, but the OT was inherently anti-Egypt and that's

>> to the same degree as Osiris, Horus, Inanna or other similar deities. The NT arose in a Hellenistic context, but the OT was inherently anti-Egypt and that's where you'll see more direct references (Book of Exodus, ten plagues, etc.) By the Apostolic Age/early Church, Egyptian deities were syncretized and interpreted by the Greeks, and Egypt was a safer place to hang out during the Massacre of the Innocents. But Jesus returned home with all the Moses we'd ever need.