When Jesus was young, another boy bumped into him in the village street. Jesus cursed him – “You shall go no further on your way” – and the boy dropped dead. His parents complained about Jesus to Joseph and Mary: “Teach him to bless, and not to curse; for he slayeth our children.” This was a slight exaggeration – previously Jesus had merely crippled another child – but the plea didn’t work. Jesus cursed them too, and they were struck blind.
AMMAN The Roman Empire embraced religious syncretism (an amalgamation of different religions), and Roman historians consistently showed a vivid interest in “Oriental religions”, particularly the unfamiliar Greek gods and Oriental cults, such as Mithras, Dea Syria or Jupiter Dolichenus.
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