(November 28, 2008 at 11:43 am)leo-rcc Wrote: Take my advice, forget Strobel. For apologetics you are better off with McDowell, he at least makes a serious effort.
Mythras in the Greaco-roman version was around the same era as the Jesus story, but Mitra has had many variations dating back as far as 1400 BC.
Mithra was originally the Babylonian god of light, and his birthday was December 25th but it wasn't until the middle of the fourth century that the Christianized Mithra's birthday was adopted as the birth of Christ.
