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| Getting Started | ||||
| Start here > | Slavery | Dreams | Demons | Soul |
| God > | Divine men | Godmen | God | |
| Supernatural > | Miracles | Prophecy | Raised from the Dead | Virgin Birth |
| Logos | Heaven | Hell | Secret | |
| Sacrifice | Ethics | Stuff we forgot | Phony quotes | |
| Theology > | Eternal Life | Salvation | Baptism | Eucharist |
| Monotheism | Mystery Religions | Dying and Rising Gods | ||
| Summary |
| Sacred Secrets |
Was Christianity new? Was Christianity unique?
Pagan mystery religions had sacred secrets. Jesus told parables with secret meanings he disclosed only to his disciples. Early Church Fathers also mention Christianity's secret teachings, which they explicitly compare with Pagan secrets. |
| Why the mess? POCM 2007 | ![]() |