Berter
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Post by Berter on Apr 15, 2004 15:45:34 GMT -5
"If Christianity had been checked in its growth by some deadly disease, the world would have become Mithraic." - Joseph Renan, French religious historian and critic . Marc-Aurèle et la Fin du Monde Antiquewww.mithraism.erudition.net/ |
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Post by berschneider on Apr 17, 2004 15:24:15 GMT -5
"If Christianity had been checked in its growth by some deadly disease, the world would have become Mithraic." - Joseph Renan, French religious historian and critic . Marc-Aurèle et la Fin du Monde Antiquewww.mithraism.erudition.net/incredibly interesting stuff, thank you for the link |
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Post by Aria88 on May 1, 2004 23:45:25 GMT -5
The early Christians borrowed from the same source as Mithraism: Zoroastrianism. The same can be said of the Hebrews. One massive disadvantage Mithraism contained was that it only potentially included 50% of the population; women were barred. (I'm not saying that's right or wrong. Not passing judgment.)
Many Mithraists were soldiers. What happened to their children? At times they were raised by the mother, who, of course, not being a Mithraist, often was a Christian. Voila! Converts from the cradle. Big advantage.
As Christianity grew, it enveloped lots of aspects of Mithraism, amongst other religions. Just whose "birthday" do you think December 25 originally was?
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