Getting Started
Slavery Dreams Demons Soul
Divine men Godmen God
Miracles Prophecy Raised from the Dead Virgin Birth
Logos Heaven Hell Secret
Sacrifice Ethics Phony quotes
Eternal Life Salvation Baptism Eucharist
Monotheism Mystery Religions Dying and Rising Gods
Summary
Stuff we forgot

Was Christianity new?  Was Christianity unique?

There are similarities between Christianity an Paganism that we've forgotten.

10% tithing
eclipse of the sun marking great divine events
killing babies at the announcement of a kings birth
other ancient people though pigs were unclean
Jewish circumcision copied from Egyptians, say the ancients
frankinsense an myrrh were spices given to Gods in Pagan ritual
"giving up the ghost" a greek phrase, a greek idea
divine radience
fast before baptism—early Christians and Pagans both did it
dreams
divine posession = filled with the holy spirit


Why the mess? POCM 2007