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MineralMan

(148,249 posts)
Sun Apr 21, 2019, 09:56 AM Apr 2019

On Resurrection and Mythology

Resurrection is an ancient theme in mythology. Christianity wasn't the first to have a resurrection story as part of its myth. It's interesting to explore this theme, and the Wikipedia article at the link is a good first resource in exploriing it. The additional links at the article provide access to expanded information.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dying-and-rising_deity

And here's another good resource on this subject:

https://www.livescience.com/3479-resurrection-history-myths.html

And here is a list of 10 resurrected figures from mythology, with brief summaries:

https://listverse.com/2013/03/30/10-resurrected-religious-figures/

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MineralMan

(148,249 posts)
4. No. See, he could, but he'll let old Pat go to be with the Lord.
Sun Apr 21, 2019, 11:30 AM
Apr 2019

The money? Well, he won't be concerned with that, of course....right?

msongs

(70,417 posts)
5. sunset is death, sunrise is resurrection. hijacked by the priest class for power and control nt
Sun Apr 21, 2019, 01:08 PM
Apr 2019

MineralMan

(148,249 posts)
6. Same with Winter and Spring.
Sun Apr 21, 2019, 01:21 PM
Apr 2019

It's no coincidence that Easter and Spring are associated, either.

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