| 1. | _Christianity was just another mystery cult until Jesus was born.
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| 2. | Non-civic " mystery cults " have been similarly re-evaluated:
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| 3. | Still the Christian cults kept the reputation and aura of being mystery cults.
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| 4. | It was in Antioch that followers of a new mystery cult were first called Christians.
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| 5. | Similarly, my clear stance is that Christiaity may have been influenced by mystery cults.
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| 6. | Their rites thus acquired some of the aura of secrecy that surrounded the mystery cults.
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| 7. | Olympias was from Epirus and may have practiced a mystery cult that involved snake-handling.
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| 8. | Beyond their graphic quality, these prints may have been linked to sacred rites or mystery cults.
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| 9. | He has also given two series of public talks on Gnosticism, and on ancient mystery cults.
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| 10. | They claimed that many elements of Greek philosophy and culture came from Egypt, including the mystery cults.
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