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Three hundred years before Jesus, the pagan mysteries had produced a composite myth of the god-man whose biography had these (and other) elements: His death in the Spring is a sacrifice for the sins of mankind; After death he descends to the place of departed spirits and then rises to heaven on the third day; His followers then await his return in glory to be the judge of mankind at the Last Days; His memory is celebrated by his followers through a ritual meal of bread and wine or water which represent his body. (also...He was god incarnate, Born of a virgin around December 25 or January 6 in a cave or stable, sometimes with shepherds present; He is the son of a god and a savior; His followers can be born again through baptism; He turns water into wine at a marriage ceremony) religioustolerance.org/symes01.htm [See also an essay giving a conservative Christian viewpoint on the resurrection by Jose Davis @ religioustolerance.org/davis02.htm ]
Posted on: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 13:46:38 +0000

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