THE TEMPLE OF MITHRAS
Sir,-"Argosy" is a victim of the fallacy which marks the reasoning of many evolutionists. A and B are in some ways similar. Therefore B is a developed A, or vice versa, or A and B issue from a common ancestor, ,In respect of the relationship between Christianity and Mithraism, there are superficial] and external similarities, which in no way prove dependence. M. Cumont will not allow any influence of Mithraism on Christianity save-possibly-in respect of a few art-formulas. Reinach’s thesis and Lagrange’s criticism it make interesting reading. "Argosy" * imaginative, The fantastic synthesis has attempted could be judged by one sentence in it, viz., "In fact, Mithra was cannonised by the Church of St. Peter," and all because Mithra is represented as rising from a conical stone. What of the palpable radical] differences between the cult of the mythical Mithra and the worship of the historical Christ? Also, it is very probable that Mithraism in the West included among its tenets corruptions of Christian teachings. One does tend to become impatient with people who dogmatically present guesswork as certain knowledge. OBSERVER (Napier).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 802, 3 December 1954, Page 5
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185THE TEMPLE OF MITHRAS New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 802, 3 December 1954, Page 5
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