tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451654.post116031203216703747..comments2023-10-02T19:14:15.582+10:00Comments on Take me to your Leda: MithrasSusanna Duffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00371932090658336693noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451654.post-1160514122422817282006-10-11T07:02:00.000+10:002006-10-11T07:02:00.000+10:00The "pagan origins" theories that suggest that the...The "pagan origins" theories that suggest that the origins of Christian doctrine can be found in previous beliefs, such as Mithraism, is not seriously held by comparative religion scholars. This is mostly because the so-called "repeating" themes are misnamed, as some scholars choose to appropriate terms, such as resurrection, savior, virgin, etc. and apply them to pagan beliefs that have nothing to do with those themes as they are understood in Christian theology. I recently posted an article on this very subject: http://christopherbutler.wordpress.com/2006/10/07/jesus-is-not-a-mithras-redux/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com