-the taurobolium
rite of cyble & Attis (blood from bull cleanses the initiate of sin
-compare w/Rev. 7:4 Peter 1:2
-Arg. against christian beliefs in practices caused by mystery religions
1- Parallels are vague
"dying & resurecting" gods weren't atoning sacrifices
"resurections" not true
2-There are only so mant possible religious ewpresion
3-The timing is wrong-fully developed
4-it's easy to trace most christian belief & practice to it's jewish roots
communion; passover meal
Attonment; Jesus' death on the cross to pay for sin
-From o.t. sacrifices c.f. book of Hebrews jesus ends all animal sacrifice w/that of his own
-Ressurection;wide spread of belief in Intertestemental Judaism (400-700 A.D.) Daniel 12;1-2
-Docetism;Idea that jesus only had a human appearance & lacked physical human body 1jn 4;2
-monophysitism; one natureism-Jesus had one nature ( a divine one ) Jesus puts on his flesh as a man wears a coat-after ressurection he tool it off