tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451654.post116031203216703747..comments2009-11-15T06:06:57.213+10:00Susanna Duffynoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451654.post-1163088990127453792006-11-10T02:16:00.000+10:002006-11-10T02:16:00.000+10:00As CB said, it is often falsly stated that Mithras is the base of Christianity. <BR/>Just as you can read in CB's article, wich I find excellent, Mithras wasn't born <I> in </I> a cave, but from a rock. He was made from a rock. Also the entire Mithras myth is not as "realistic" as the story of Jezus. It is often seen as a complete methaphore.Emilio Lo Ducahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12014806137743504994noreply@blogger.comtag: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 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/CBhttp://christopherbutler.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com