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Date Posted: 08:50:31 11/23/13 Sat
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Post 334A: ASMIRTSAYART
The Pauline Cult
Paul, Saul of Tarsus, alone was responsible for the emergence of a new religion which would be destine to become a rival and adversary to Judaism. Paul was sent by James, at that time the Head of the Church, back to his home town of Tarsus to teach and preach. Paul, having been taught the first level and thinking he knew the all, goes on his own cognition throughout the Roman world teaching his own personal brand of the new religion. What little Judaism it contained underwent a metamorphosis of change, being fused with Roman and Greek thought and pagan traditions.
The greater part of the new religion included elements of Egyptian, Sumerian and Phoenician mystery schools. As Paul's new cult crystallized into its own form of new religion, separate from its original Judaic roots, (itself having barrowed from the above mystery schools), it included certain priorities never received in Jesus's lifetime, of which he most likely would not have approved.
The new Paulinic religion was destine to compete with old established religions. In order to gain a foothold the posthumous Jesus had to assume a certain degree of godhood.
His assumed powers had to be compatible and or comparable to or with that of the older gods he intended to replace. Jesus was to take on to himself the powers of Tammuz, for example, who had been born of a virgin, had died from a wound in his side, and after three days arose from his tomb. He also left the tomb empty with a rock at the entrance rolled aside.
The history of Tammuz had to be grafted on to the story of Jesus in order for Jesus to replace him in the mind of the followers of Tammuz. The center of the Tammuz cult was none other than Bethlehem, the city of David. Traditions surrounding Attis, Adonis, Dionysos, Tammuz and Zoroaster can be traced to elements specific to the origins of the Gospels. Many require earth born fleshly gods to be born of a god and a virgin.
The Sanskrit Mitra (Vedic) dates to 1400 B.C., thought to be a portion of the Zoroastrian religion. It's believe by some to be an early form of the later Mithras.
In the Mithras cult it's said he was born in a grotto or cave, where he was regaled with gifts from shepherds. Mithraism also has a tradition of an apocalypse, a day of Judgement, resurrection, and a second coming of Mithras. Mithras in a final battle will then defeat the forces of evil. Baptism and the communal meal was a prominent part of the Mithraic cult. It's interesting that in the Mithraic version of the communion it is stated:
'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.'
It seems Jesus would have to be made to compete, posthumously, with the older gods miracle for miracle. Jesus, having been executed as a criminal under Roman Law, also had to be made respectable to Romans. Romans engendered much hostility towards Jews following the Jewish uprising of A.D. 66. Any religion containing elements of Hebrew Messianic nationalism or identity would have been doomed to failure. Thus any and all elements of it were sweep from the books that would become the New Testament. Thus responsibility for Jesus's death was placed squarely on the shoulders of the Jews. No doubt the Sadducee, operating under Roman authority, was partially to blame. But the Jewish populace was Jesus's greatest supporters. The move by the new Church of Paul did encourage Roman support by making the Jews convenient demonized scapegoats.
By all rights Jesus's close followers would have been considered by Rome to be revolutionaries, actively attempting to break Roman control over Palestine.
Jesus himself was conveniently transformed into a non-political, supernatural, magical, ethereal, spiritual, other-worldly figure. Making him completely divorced from the world of the material, of pain, of suffering, of hunger, of oppression, of work, of marriage, of children (descendants). Thus Jesus became no threat to any leader, ruler, emperor, Caesar, business man, or business interest. The only issue the Caesars had with Jesus was that they felt they should have been worshiped instead. As it still stands today, ['sometimes I think that preacher-man would like to do a little walkin' too.'] - teltalheart
End Post 334 A: Asmirtsayart, w.voy.com/40560/ teltalheart is Michael D. Barnes
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