Egyptian Passion Of Christ And The Betrayal Of Judas Iscariot

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The Egyptians were considered the founders of Christianity. It was hard for them to embrace that a younger religion had destroyed their beliefs and their pharaoh like Gods. Many of the concepts of Christianity were already familiar to the Egyptians such as the death and resurrection of a god(Christ), the idea of the judgement and an afterlife based on faith. The ankh the Egyptian symbol for eternal life, is very similar to the Christian which is also a symbol of eternal life and peace. Another interesting fact there was a play where the Egyptians has a king that order the death by crucifixion and betrayal. This was latter known as the passion of Christ and the Betrayal of Judas Iscariot.
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