Mithraism as important for understanding the cultural matrix out of which the christian religion came to birth mithraism is the worship of mithra, the iranian god of the sun, justice, contract, and war in prezoroastrian iran. Mihr the persian form of mithras was the word not only for the sun but also for a friend. Mithraism, also known as the mithraic mysteries, was a roman mystery religion centered on the god mithras. His worship spread to persia and, after the defeat of the p.
Many christians are well aware that there is no biblical basis for setting the date of the birth of jesus on december 25 th. Jesus of nazareth edition 1977 remux v4 x265 bluegate general format. From cybele we get the terms cabala and cabal meaning secret society. Payam nabarz is interviewed by dr robert beckford, filmed by juniper tv in museum of london. The national geographic societys book great religions of the world, page 309 writes. The explosive story of the 30 lost years and the ancient. There is no biblical or christian claim that jesus. In another role, as a god of war, he rode in a golden chariot pulled by four horses. Mithraism came into the ancient roman world about 75 bce.
While clauss respects the giants leaps of scholarship and knowledge represented by franz cumonts books over 100 years back, but still available in reprints, he rejects the idea that the roman god mithras is a direct carryover from the persian mitra, and is careful to distinguish clearly between the. That is the most common scene depicted in mithras sites mithras defeating the bull. The challengers claim mithras was born on december 25th, but jesus wasnt born on that date. Mithraism in comparison with other belief systems wikipedia. Mithraism, the cult of mithras, a persian sungod, which reached rome in or about a. Jesus and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. The god varuna was often paired with mitra, the former aspect of the god ruling the night and the latter aspect ruling the day, bhubaneswar, orissa persia. The kabala of even greater importance is the fact that the mithraic cult was in fact that of his mother the goddess cybele. The lost tomb of jesus is a documentary which makes a case that the 2000year old tomb of the ten ossuaries belonged to the family of. If anyone has pdf format of the scientific journal, it would be great. It was chiefly through the mithraic cult that zoroasters religion exerted an influence.
Krishna, buddha and christ unveiled, as well as the zeitgeist sourcebook and articles such as the origins of christianity. In fact, most scholars take a dim view of that idea. Clauss suggest that because mithras was thought to be a god of the unfolding year, his worshippers may have identified him with aion the roman cult of mithras, p. The cult of mithras arose in iran and long persisted in its homeland despite the militant opposition of the followers of zoroaster.
A long series of analogies exists between him mithras and jesus. Griffiths essay, the roman cult of mithras is known as a mystery cult, which is to say that its members kept the liturgy and activities of the cult secret, and more importantly, that they had to participate in an initiation ceremony to become members of the cult. The cult of mithras an ancient rite 1 the iranian connection. In this article ill try to look at mithras as objectively as possibly and determine what, if any, is the extant of his relationship to jesus christ. Download jesus of nazareth edition 1977 remux v4 x265. The religion was inspired by iranian worship of the zoroastrian angelic divinity mithra, though the greek mithras was linked to a new and distinctive imagery, and the level of continuity between persian and grecoroman practice is debated. Major rituals included bull worship and sacrifice and a communal feast amongst brothers which strongly appealed to roman legionnaires. The ancient roman religion known as the mithraic mysteries has captivated the imaginations of scholars for generations. Krishna and buddha, whose birth stories and teachings match those of jesus. Bbc documentary made of this her hypothesis was that the essenes of. The first written mention of the vedic mitra dates to 1400 bc. Download all yts yify movies torrents for free in 720p, 1080p, 4k and 3d quality. It is a stretch to claim that mithras was a teacher in the same way jesus was.
History and development of the mysteries of mithras, and. Born from the earth, mithras emerged from a broken rock with a torch in one hand and a sword in the other. Unlike jesus, mithras was never believed to have been a real historical person who actually walked the countryside imparting knowledge to his followers. The image of mithras killing a bull is the most commonly seen cult image, and it also shows the scorpion stinging the bull above as mithras kills it. In antiquity, texts refer to the mysteries of mithras, and to its adherents, as the mysteries of the persians. They now believe that a statue of mithras in his famous bullslaying pose would have sat in the center of the room to be illuminated by the suns rays on astronomically important days. Like jesus, mithras was born of a virgin on december 25th in a cave. Or, christianity before christ, containing new, startling.
Krishna, buddha and christ unveiled learn more here this is from a documentary called the hidden story of jesus. Mithras was born out of a rock so there is no parallel there. It is possible that the cult was known in the capital a century before, but it was the latter half of the first century of the christian era which saw its strong dessemination in the west, and indeed its. Top left the sun god sol, a nimbus about his head, sends another ray towards mithras a raven the messenger looks on mithras. Mithras, god of the morning, our trumpets waken the wall. Helios with him who after looking after the humans, ascend, then mithras crosses the ocean in his chariot.
He did save his community, defeating a raging bull. He lived in ancient israel, he was called the good shepherd, he was killed by the romans and he rose in three days. In my digging i have found several similarities between mithras and christ, and notably, the mithras story predates the birth of christ. It contains only the teachings of yeshua from the gospels and gnostic texts. Not related to jesus mission, though omission of these details implies such, especially during a resurrection discussion.
Mithras battled demons, sorcerers, and other evildoers and helped the souls of worthy humans. Even the movie torrents downloaded from yts are easy on the bandwidth of the user, thus becoming a favorite of movie enthusiasts. Both mithras and christ have been described variously as the way, the truth, the light, the life, the word, the son of god, the good. The church of rome produces christians by exactly the same method. Mithras was born on december 25 in a stable to a virgin, surrounded by shepherds who brought gifts.
From the conventional to the controversial, the broad scope of this book and its valuable contribution to sufi, mithraic, and zoroastrian studies attempts to get to the very heart of the matter. The mithraists in their cult meal memorialised the feast which mithras and the sun shared as they reclined on the hide of the bull sacrificed by mithras in the sacred story. Mithras iconography does often incorporate the 12 signs of the zodiac, but this does not directly relate to his disciples. This is an article on mithraism in comparative mythology and comparative theology. Cosmic mysteries of mithras mithraism ancient religion. Yify hd torrent download free movie yify torrents for. The messiah before jesus secrets of christianity episode 1.
The movie spent over 30 minutes attacking the bible and the christian faith and specifically the idea that the story of jesus christ in the gospels is nothing more than a copy of the story of the egyptian god horus, mithras and other pagan gods. Mithras, god of the noontide, the heather swims in the heat, our helmets scorch our foreheads. The claim is that mithras was born of a virgin and thats a parallel with jesus, but not even the mythical mithras was born of a virgin. Holy baptism is the basis of the whole christian life, the gateway to life in the spirit vitae spiritualis ianua, and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Mithra was born of a virgin on december 25th in a cave, and his birth was attended by shepherds. But by the time mithraism reached rome, it had become greatly improved by the absorption of many of zoroasters teachings. These objects represented his two roles as sun god and war god. The following article is adapted from a chapter in suns of god. The story of mithras falls into the category of a creation myth, whereas the gospels most closely resemble the ancient literary genre of historical biography. Theologian dr robert beckford investigates remarkable parallels between the stories of jesus, krishna, buddha, mithra, and other major religious entities, and. Michael speidel mithrasorion, greek hero and roman army god if you are caught excessively commenting, being disrespectful, insulting, or derailing then your comments will be removed. The video gives an overview of some aspects of mithraism, the ancient roman mystery religion popular in. The names mitra mithra mithras derive from the indoeuropean root mihr, a contract. Down columns of boulevards walked roman soldiers loyal to the persian god mithras.
He celebrated a last supper with his faithful followers before returning to his father. Was jesus a copy of horus, mithras, krishna, dionysus and. The claim that mithras had twelve disciples is best summed up in the companion guide to the film zeitgeist. Jesuss lost tomb biblical documentary timeline youtube. Connections with the figure of jesus himself have even been posited but are. The mysteries of mithras were not practiced until the 1st century ad. Horus, like mithras, was also never resurrected, didnt have 12 apostles, and didnt raise asar from the dead. Mithras, also called mitra, was popular among the military in the roman empire, and the mystery cult of mithras was a potent religious force during the first through fourth centuries a. What were the similarities between christianity and other mystery cults like mithraism. A true treasure for those looking for answers instead of the steady stream of bibical. In addition to a lack of historical support, many characteristics of jesus, which christians today believe in, are undeniably similar or identical to religious trends and beliefs that preceded christianity. From angel to warrior dating from around the 15th century bc, mithraism emerged in ancient persia. Horus, attis, mithra, krishna, dionysus and jesus spot.
Seeking hard evidence for the similarity of the horus and jesus myths. Jesus death and resurrection are linked to the passover chronologically john 19. Indeed mithras was androgynous and frequently worshiped in female guise. Almost all mithraea contain statues dedicated to gods of other cults, and it is common to find inscriptions dedicated to. Yts has a massive user base, which helps the bittorrent protocol work in a more effective and efficient manner. The most common scenes show mithras being born from a rock, mithras dragging the bull to a cave, plants springing from the blood and semen of the sacrificed bull, mithras and the sun god, sol, banqueting on the flesh of the bull while sitting on its skin, sol investing mithras with the power of the sun, and mithras and sol shaking hands over a.
As for mithras ascending to heaven, this is a misreading of the text. Rome is above the nations, but thou art over all now as the names are answered, and the guards are marched away, mithras, also a solider, give us strength for the day. A long series of analogies exists between him and jesus. The bulls semen and blood will rejuvenate the world. The next most common is mithras dining with the sun god on the parts of the bull. By jesus time, east and west had mingled here for three centuries. See mithraic mysteries for the main article the roman cult of mithras had connections with other pagan deities, syncretism being a prominent feature of roman paganism. Mithraism had included the ritual a long time before christ was invented. History shows that this date was introduced as significant to christ later by the postapostolic church, no. Here was the germ for a god that personified agreement and just order. Osiris, krishna, mithra, horus, buddha, and jesus as evidence that they are fictitious. Also the character of mithras himself, as he is depicted by christian writers, is absolutely ambiguous. Mithra was originally a persian sun god or not exactly. While there may be some connection with mithras and aion, a lionheaded man has nothing to do with the imagery of the lion used to describe jesus in scripture.