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Uploaded: 30 Sep 2012 (14 years ago) · Shared: 30 Nov 2017
Duration: 5:58
Uploaded: 30 Sep 2012 (14 years ago) · Shared: 30 Nov 2017
Duration: 5:58
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Explore the fascinating ancient deity Mithras in this insightful video by Ken Humphreys. Delve into the historical and religious context that links Mithras to broader themes in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Discover how Mithras was revered as a lord and saviour, and how these concepts have influenced spiritual and religious narratives across different faiths. This video offers a unique perspective on the early history of religious practices and beliefs, providing valuable insights for followers of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Join Ken Humphreys as he unravels the intricate connections between ancient beliefs and modern religious practices, offering a thoughtful and respectful exploration of these spiritual traditions.
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Who is Ken Humphreys? (MEMBER OF jesusneverexisted.com)Kenneth Humphreys is a featured scholar in the documentary film "Caesar's Messiah: The Roman Conspiracy to Invent Jesus". Kenneth Humphreys holds a Master's degree from the University of Essex in history and social sciences, a post-graduate pedagogic certificate from the University of Leicester, and a higher national certificate in business studies. He taught for many years in the UK and abroad. Religion, and in particular the claims of Christianity, have been a life-long interest. His book Jesus Never Existed, published in 2005 by Iconoclast Press, currently ships to 30 countries. His website receives more than a million visitors a year. He is now fully occupied as a writer, radio broadcaster, and public speaker, and campaigns energetically against the tide of resurgent superstition and unreason.
Who was Mithras?Mithraism, was a mystery religion centered on the god Mithras that was practised in the Roman Empire from about the 1st to the 4th century CE. The religion was inspired by Persian worship of the god Mithra (Proto-Indo-Iranian/Vedic Mitra), though the Greek Mithras was linked to a new and distinctive imagery, and the level of continuity between Persian and Greco-Roman practice is debated. Worshippers of Mithras had a complex system of seven grades of initiation and communal ritual meals. Initiates called themselves syndexioi, those "united by the handshake". They met in underground temples, called mithraea, which survive in large numbers. The cult appears to have had its centre in Rome.
