Re: Jesus WAS the Last Supper

"Peter Terry" <mombassa@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Roger Pearse" <roger.pearse@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> On 2 Apr, 20:33, Duck <duckka...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> On Mar 25, 12:56 am, "Peter Terry" <momba...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> > "Duck" <duckka...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> > On Mar 24, 8:42 am, "Peter Terry" <momba...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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"Peter 
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>>> > > > Was Jesus ritually sacrificed by a primitive cannibal cult and
who 
>>> > > > after
>>> > > > having killed off his original movement, then went on to form 
>>> > > > Roman
>>> > > > Christianity from which today's churches are spiritual
extensions 
>>> > > > off?
>>>
>>> > >*Depends which Jesus you mean,
>>>
>>> > My understanding is that the original one was wipped out by the 
>>> > Pauline
>>> > cults,
>>>
>>> *That's the problem there were so many and which Paul?
>>>
>>> > out of which various makeovers from different sects created many 
>>> > version of
>>> > the original person. The Jesus that Christians wor****p and the 
>>> > sup****ting
>>> > dogma is a
>>> > clear makeover ofMithras.
>>>
>>> *No doubt they took some of his stories and some Christians at the
>>> time accused the church of deliberating copying the cult and adding it
>>> to the scriptures.
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>> Unfortunately this Mithras story is strictly for the naive.  There is,
>> in reality, little in common between them other than a ritual meal and
>> a ritual wa****ng.
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>> http://www.tertullian.org/rpearse/mithras
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> Great stuff Rodg as this effort simply sup****ts the strong connection
> between Mithra and Christianity and the struggle for dominance between
> these two early sects. Facts are, Christianity is the reformation of
> paganism and its abundantly clear that early Christians went all out to
> destroy any historic evidence of its actual theological roots, including
> the mass murder of millions who refused to adhere to it.
>
Well yes, but they did it in the name of god, so in the end it was o.k.


> I love the symbolism behind Tabernacle which sits on
> the alter and contains the Eucharist under lock and key.
> Does this not remind you in shape and symbolism of a
> cave where Mithras devotees would wor****p and eat
> their secrete meal. After all, Holy Communion was
> practiced secretly for hundreds of years
> with only the devout able to partake
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> Speaks volumes eh mate?
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> PeterT
Well lets face it Peter, how ould _you_ respond to an invitation to eat
the 
body of anyone, nevermind that of Christ. Chri$t I'd demur too !

 cheers.....Jeff