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To: Brumar89 who wrote (52225)	4/15/2014 3:33:14 PM
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the idea that salvation was once "reserved for only the privileged noble few?......Would be delightful if fundies had even shreds of historical knowledge, besides lazy ongoing beliefs in fairytales about mythical Moses out of Egypt (old biblical scribes made up fantasy histories conveniently, so late in the day ). From many gods to few, we see an evolutionary emergence, what comes naturally is the *democratization of salvation,* which just starts to materialize in the Egyptian Middle Kingdom with rise of the cult of Osirus. Later on the cult of Isis & Serapis become a lovely force in the syncretizing Roman & Greek worlds, those evolving stories absolutely affecting the Christ & Jewish myths.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (52225)	4/15/2014 3:48:42 PM
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Egyptian Mythology Middle Kingdom - Osiris Cult (salvation for the common man, starts around 2200BC) "The cult of the sun-god explained present day politics and was tied up in laws of ownership and inheritance of power and property. The Osiris cult appealed to the common mans emotions and provided a way for him to believe that he, too, could have eternal life......The rituals of burial and passage into the afterlife were only used for the pharaohs until around the sixth dynasty. At this point, rights were extended to the pharaohs immediate family and the aristocracy. When this dynasty fell around 2250 B.C., this practice was used more and more by the common people as well" The spread of the cult did not find much opposition due to the fact that, in the beginning, Osiris did not threaten the more supreme gods of the time. Ra remained the supreme god in the solar religion, while Osiris, Isis, and Horus were incorporated into his family. In the early stages, Ra even remained the most important figure in the underworld as well. It was said that Ra, each night, traveled through the underworld in the form of Auf, the dead sun. His journey was sometimes threatened by the evil souls, and in the beginning, Osiris was sometimes one of these. Eventually, Osiris rose to more prominent standing, claiming the title, King over the Dead. Even in primitive times, Egyptians believed that in order for the soul to survive death, the body had to be preserved. Therefore, from the start of the Osiris legend being incorporated into the solar religion, embalming was practiced. This will lead us to the myths surrounding the mummy, but first, there is still more to discuss about the Osiris cult The rituals of burial and passage into the afterlife were only used for the pharaohs until around the sixth dynasty. At this point, rights were extended to the pharaohs immediate family and the aristocracy. When this dynasty fell around 2250 B.C., this practice was used more and more by the common people as well. Until the Osiris myth came along, there was only the sun-god myth for burial and passage. This was not suited for the common person, as they did not even have access to the inner sanctuaries of Ras temples. The cult of the sun-god explained present day politics and was tied up in laws of ownership and inheritance of power and property. The Osiris cult appealed to the common mans emotions and provided a way for him to believe that he, too, could have eternal life. As the cult spread, Osiris took over more and more of Ras functions. Osiris became associated again with agriculture, as was Ra before Ra became so much a puppet of politics. Osiris eventually absorbed the power of Ra over the Nile, the floods, the vegetation. This was Osiris in his role a symbol for resurrection. Just as he was the god of the afterlife, so was he the god over the regeneration of non-human life on earth. Read more, you'll know more http://www.touregypt.net/osiriscu.htm#ixzz2yzA6Z1Eu

To: Brumar89 who wrote (52225)	4/15/2014 3:56:57 PM
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The cult of the Egyptian sun-god explained present day politics and was tied up in laws of ownership and inheritance of power and property...... Sound familiar? One god or many, not much has changed really down in Irving Texas ,look at yourself . (affluenza!)