Religious Systems of the World : a Contribution to the Study of Comparative Religion
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xxviii.
' De Errore, ii.
' Against Marcion, i. 13.
» De Errore, xxiiL MITHRAISM. 205 rejoice, exhorting one another to be of good hope ; lights are brought in ; and the priest anoints the throats of the devotees, murmuring slowly : " Be of good courage ; you have been instructed in the mysteries, and you shall have salvation from your sorrows." The parallel to a central episode in the Christian legend is sufficiently striking ; but there is testimony from the same source^ that a similar litiirg...y was gone through in connection with the burial and resurrection of Osiris.
This, however, was only one of the Mithraic mysteries, presumably cele- brated once a year. We have further records of another enacted at the initiation of every new devotee, and probably repeated in some form fre- quently. Justin Mart)T, in his first Apology,* after describing the institu- tion of the Christian Lord's Supper, as narrated in the Gospels, goes on to say : " Which the wicked devils have imitated in the mysteries of Mithras^ commanding the same thing to be done.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
xxviii.
' De Errore, ii.
' Against Marcion, i. 13.
» De Errore, xxiiL MITHRAISM. 205 rejoice, exhorting one another to be of good hope ; lights are brought in ; and the priest anoints the throats of the devotees, murmuring slowly : " Be of good courage ; you have been instructed in the mysteries, and you shall have salvation from your sorrows." The parallel to a central episode in the Christian legend is sufficiently striking ; but there is testimony from the same source^ that a similar litiirg...y was gone through in connection with the burial and resurrection of Osiris.
This, however, was only one of the Mithraic mysteries, presumably cele- brated once a year. We have further records of another enacted at the initiation of every new devotee, and probably repeated in some form fre- quently. Justin Mart)T, in his first Apology,* after describing the institu- tion of the Christian Lord's Supper, as narrated in the Gospels, goes on to say : " Which the wicked devils have imitated in the mysteries of Mithras^ commanding the same thing to be done.
What to read after Religious Systems of the World : a Contribution to the Study of Comparative Religion?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by South Place Ethical Society (London, England) to read onlineMoreLess
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