Comments on: Celebrating the Mysterious Ancient Cult of Mithras in Rome http://www.theworld.org/2012/12/celebrating-the-mysterious-ancient-cult-of-mithras-in-rome/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=celebrating-the-mysterious-ancient-cult-of-mithras-in-rome Global Perspectives for an American Audience Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Handozo Primero http://www.theworld.org/2012/12/celebrating-the-mysterious-ancient-cult-of-mithras-in-rome/comment-page-1/#comment-27745 Handozo Primero Sun, 03 Feb 2013 03:40:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=153405#comment-27745 You definitely sound like you know what you'r talking about, and are probably right, but christmas as a holiday definitely evolved. I've heard that part of it was that some people had their own traditional holiday on that day, and christmas was introduced as a way to have their holiday AND have it be Christian. It may have existed before this, but this may have affected how it changed. That may have had to do with the Mithras thingy. Again, you both sound like you know what you're talking about, so maybe you're both at last partially right. You definitely sound like you know what you’r talking about, and are probably right, but christmas as a holiday definitely evolved. I’ve heard that part of it was that some people had their own traditional holiday on that day, and christmas was introduced as a way to have their holiday AND have it be Christian. It may have existed before this, but this may have affected how it changed. That may have had to do with the Mithras thingy.

Again, you both sound like you know what you’re talking about, so maybe you’re both at last partially right.

]]> By: Terry Ronald http://www.theworld.org/2012/12/celebrating-the-mysterious-ancient-cult-of-mithras-in-rome/comment-page-1/#comment-27062 Terry Ronald Sat, 29 Dec 2012 15:31:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=153405#comment-27062 HAPPY MITHRAS EVE, i noticed that a lot of people ate beef at their christmas feast this year, i think mithra is coming back HAPPY MITHRAS EVE, i noticed that a lot of people ate beef at their christmas feast this year, i think mithra is coming back

]]> By: Martha Hill http://www.theworld.org/2012/12/celebrating-the-mysterious-ancient-cult-of-mithras-in-rome/comment-page-1/#comment-27051 Martha Hill Sat, 29 Dec 2012 02:53:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=153405#comment-27051 Apostle Paul, who is really who originated what we now know as Christianity, combined his own beliefs as a renegade Jew with those of Yeshua's followers, tinted with Greek and Roman beliefs and with (Persian) Mithraism, which was prevalent in Tarsus where he was from. He incorporated a lot of the Mithraism rituals to entice the Gentile population to his new "religion." Among this rituals was the agape, which involved eating of flesh and drinking of blood. for the Jewish population drinking blood was an abomination.  Apostle Paul, who is really who originated what we now know as Christianity, combined his own beliefs as a renegade Jew with those of Yeshua’s followers, tinted with Greek and Roman beliefs and with (Persian) Mithraism, which was prevalent in Tarsus where he was from. He incorporated a lot of the Mithraism rituals to entice the Gentile population to his new “religion.” Among this rituals was the agape, which involved eating of flesh and drinking of blood. for the Jewish population drinking blood was an abomination. 

]]> By: Ale Sanz http://www.theworld.org/2012/12/celebrating-the-mysterious-ancient-cult-of-mithras-in-rome/comment-page-1/#comment-27041 Ale Sanz Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:58:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=153405#comment-27041 This why the ancient Persian worshiped in ancient Rome This why the ancient Persian worshiped in ancient Rome

]]> By: lazzr415 http://www.theworld.org/2012/12/celebrating-the-mysterious-ancient-cult-of-mithras-in-rome/comment-page-1/#comment-27015 lazzr415 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 05:38:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=153405#comment-27015 Oh, my! The ignorance of the comment in this story about the Christian/Catholic concept of the Eucharist as a derivative of the Mithras cult rituals is breathtaking! The Eucharist and the community meal that it represents is directly and intimately related to the Hebrew Passover meal complete with the cup and the blessings along with the eating of the flesh of the lamb in a community meal with bonding qualities. That Jesus Christ instituted same and was directly invoking that tradition is without question. It is rather unfortunate that the Roman docent quoted in this story was so ignorant and even more unfortunate that your reporter accepted the unsupportable theory so readily. Oh, my! The ignorance of the comment in this story about the Christian/Catholic concept of the Eucharist as a derivative of the Mithras cult rituals is breathtaking! The Eucharist and the community meal that it represents is directly and intimately related to the Hebrew Passover meal complete with the cup and the blessings along with the eating of the flesh of the lamb in a community meal with bonding qualities. That Jesus Christ instituted same and was directly invoking that tradition is without question. It is rather unfortunate that the Roman docent quoted in this story was so ignorant and even more unfortunate that your reporter accepted the unsupportable theory so readily.

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