Is there a Connection Between Jesus and Alexander the Great?

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One argument against Jesus and Christianity is that we borrowed our ideas of  who Jesus is from Alexander the Great. This contention rests on the fact that people thought of  Alexander as being a

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demi-god - half human and half god - Zeus' own son  no less. In Egypt, Alexander was proclaimed to be son of the head of the Egyptian pantheon  (no surprise given the heavy influence of Egypt on Greece). People ask why are Jesus' claims more valid than Alexander's? I have two reasons.

1. Is there anyone out there who believe Zeus and the Olympian gods exists? If they don't then no way could Zeus be Alexander's the great father.
2. The Hebrew Bible predicts the fall of Alexander's empire and it came true perfectly. The Hebrew also perfectly predicts Jesus in fine detail. If it was right about ASlexander, io'm sure it's true about everything it says about Jesus.

I also found a great poem comparing Jesus Christ and Alexander the Great. Jesus is greater!

One lived and died for self; one died for you and me.

The Greek died on the throne; the Jew died on a cross

One’s life’s triumph seemed; the other but a loss.

One led vast armies forth; the other walked alone

One shed the whole world’s blood; the other gave His own.

One won the world in life and lost it all in death,

The other lost His life to the win the whole world’s faith.

Jesus and Alexander died at thirty three.

One died in Babylon; the other in Calvary.

One gained all for self; one Himself He gave.

One conquered every throne; the other every grave.

The one made himself God; the God made Himself less.

The one lived but to blast; the other but to bless.

When died, the Greek forever fell his throne of swords.

But Jesus died to live forever Lord of Lords.

Jesus and Alexander died at thirty three.

The Geek made all men slaves; the Jew made all men free.

One built a throne on blood; the other built on love.

The one was born of earth; the other from above.

One won all this earth to lose all earth and heaven.

The other gave up all, that all to Him be given.

The Greek forever died; the Jew forever lived.

He loses all who gets –and wins all things who give.