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  1. Background to Christianity
    1. Greco-RomanRoman Background
      1. Roman religion
        1. pagan religious rituals
        2. adapted Greek gods
      2. Hellenestic philosophies
      3. Eastern traditions
    2. Near Eastern Background
      1. mystery cults
        1. Isis in Egypt
        2. Cybele in Phrygia
        3. Dionysus in Greece
        4. Apuleius' Initiation into the Cult of Isis
      2. Mithraism
    3. The Jewish Background
  2. The Message of Jesus
    1. Christian Gospels
    2. The spirit of Hebrew law
  3. The Teachings of Paul
    1. the spread of Jesus's message
    2. the separation of Christianity from Judaism
  4. The Spread of Christianity
  5. The Message of the Buddha
    1. life and message of Siddhartha
    2. the Wheel of the Law
  6. The Spread of Buddhism





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