Mithra was born of a virgin on December 25th in a cave, and his birth was attended by shepherds.
He was considered a great traveling teacher and master.
He had 12 companions or disciples.
Mithra's followers were promised immortality.
He performed miracles.
As the "great bull of the Sun," Mithra sacrificed himself for world peace.
He was buried in a tomb and after three days rose again.
His resurrection was celebrated every year.
He was called "the Good Shepherd" and identified with both the Lamb and the Lion.
He was considered the "Way, the Truth and the Light," and the "Logos," "Redeemer," "Savior" and "Messiah."
His sacred day was Sunday, the "Lord's Day," hundreds of years before the appearance of Christ.
Mithra had his principal festival of what was later to become Easter.
His religion had a eucharist or "Lord's Supper," "He who shall not eat of my body nor drink of my blood so that he may be one with me and I with him, shall not be saved."
2007-12-13 08:49:22 · 15 answers · asked by Shawn B 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithras
2007-12-13 08:55:26 · update #1
DR Morse, Mithraism and Christianity: How Are They Related, Journal of Religion and Psychical Research (1999)
2007-12-13 08:58:17 · update #2
No, no, no, no, NO.
Not everything you see on the internet is true.
2007-12-13 08:52:31 · answer #1 · answered by 雅威的烤面包机 6 · 1⤊ 5⤋
These things matter only when Christ has become the center of a personality cult religion. If we look at the purpose and function of a universal educator, it is to bring a new Message, new Words that have the power to transform individuals and societies and raise them to a new level of awareness, self and social conceptualization, i.e., their relationship with God and their fellow humans. The Message-Words given to humanity through a series of universal educators appearing over time have driven civilization to ever-greater levels of unity/social development and have driven the search for knowledge-truth.
2007-12-13 08:56:53 · answer #2 · answered by jaicee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you left out the fact that1 Cor. 10:4 is "identical words to those found in the Mithraic scriptures, except that the name Mithra is used instead of Christ."
2007-12-13 09:02:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The adversary has mimicked most everything in scripture. Messiah's name is (was) YAHOSHUA. It means YHVH is salvation. They called him "Hail Zeus" (In defiance of Ex 23:13) to appeal to the Greeks. followers followed the rules of YHVH for 300 years after the Messiah's death, until obedience was "outlawed" by the "Christians"!
2007-12-13 08:54:58 · answer #4 · answered by hasse_john 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
You seriously need to figure out that not everything on the internet is real andthat you shouldn't be posting crap about religion. it shouldn't matter what other people believe....it is what you believe and never forget it.
2007-12-13 13:11:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Very interesting question. For those not familiar with Mithra:
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/origen048.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithra
http://www.truthbeknown.com/mithra.htm
2007-12-13 08:59:57 · answer #6 · answered by Darke Angel 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
why are you using wikipedia as a source? i would get an automatic F in class for that.
2007-12-13 08:59:02 · answer #7 · answered by George C 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mithra???
2007-12-13 08:52:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
http://www.tektonics.org/copycat/mithra.html
2007-12-13 08:55:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the name 'Jesus' is changed even from the original name 'Yeshua'
I think yankee doodle dandy lander creationists just love saying 'Jeez-us' though.
2007-12-13 08:56:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
for yi Nimrod was the one born on 12-25 but NOW ITS ALL ABOUT JESUS AND NOONE cares about the origin....esp not open minded ppl...content counts..
2007-12-13 08:52:47 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋