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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (96639)	4/28/2003 3:28:08 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 281500

The God-who-is-killed-and-resurrected is the Year God, worshipped by agricultural societies all over the world, see, e.g., Frazer's monumental Golden Bough. Originally a feature of Goddess worship, with the Mother Goddess central and the Year God her consort. Eventually when male Sky Gods became more important than female Earth Goddesses, the Year God became central, see, e.g., Osiris. Year Gods are ordinarily sacrificed at the Winter Solstice, and resurrected in the Spring, but sacrificing Jesus at Passover in order to resurrect Him almost immediately afterwards was, symbolically speaking, a nice touch. It includes the images of the sacrificial Passover lamb, the short heroic journey in the underworld, and resurrection in the Spring.