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minus-squareBorgDrone@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoAt that time in that region there were a lot of cults. It’s very likely that the Jesus figure from the bible is an amalgamation of multiple cult leaders from that period.
minus-squareCXORA@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 days agoOf course, by the definition of cult used at that time all monotheistic and henotheistic religions are cults.
minus-squareBorgDrone@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoYes they are. The only difference between a cult and a religion is the number of followers.
minus-squareCXORA@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoWell no, in the first century a cult is a group which worships a single god. Like the various mystery cults that thrived in ancient Rome.
At that time in that region there were a lot of cults. It’s very likely that the Jesus figure from the bible is an amalgamation of multiple cult leaders from that period.
Of course, by the definition of cult used at that time all monotheistic and henotheistic religions are cults.
Yes they are. The only difference between a cult and a religion is the number of followers.
Well no, in the first century a cult is a group which worships a single god. Like the various mystery cults that thrived in ancient Rome.