People are the finest sheep and have the finest wool. That is why this nonsense carries on and on and on--when every responsible scholar knows beyond any doubt that it is indeed sheer nonsense. History and biblical myth seldom touch for more than a line or two--and then in an unrelated context. For instance, the flood story of Gilgamesh being repeated. But people like Solomon and David and their great cities and buildings, etc.--nothing in history. The story of Moses lifted from Sargon--and on and on and on...
Christianity was lifted from Mithraism and added anthropomorphism. "Mithras had 12 followers with whom he had shared a last sacramental meal. He had sacrificed himself to redeem mankind. Descending into the underworld, he had conquered death and had risen to life again on the third day. The holy day for this sun god was, of course, Sunday. His many titles included 'the Truth', the Light', and the Good Shephard'.
Christianity had simply copied the popular motifs of a competitive faith. What Justin, Origen, and Tertullian called, "diabolic mimicry by a prescient Satan!" -g- |
