DIONYSUS CHRISTIAN MYSTERIES

This is pursuant to the earlier Dionysus MYSTERIES / Pompeii webpage

http://jesushistory.info/mystery_religions_influence.htm, 24. The Greek Mystery Religions and Their Influence on Christianity, 24.1 Similarities between the Greek Mystery Religions and Christianity:

The maenads were women, participants in orgiastic Dionysian rites. They performed a rite, which was the forerunner of the Christian ritual of communion.
http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/clement-stromata-book4.html (Early Christian Writings), The Stromata, or Miscellanies: Book IV, by Clement of Alexandria (Christian, c. 150-215

AD) CHAPTER XXV -- TRUE PERFECTION CONSISTS IN THE KNOWLEDGE AND LOVE OF
GOD:

But we must pass from physics to ethics, which are clearer; for the discourse concerning these will follow after the treatise in hand. The Saviour Himself, then, plainly initiates us into the mysteries, according to the words of the tragedy: - "Seeing those who see, he also gives the orgies." And if you ask, "These orgies, what is their nature?" You will hear again: "It is forbidden to mortals uninitiated in the Bacchic rites to know." So the Saviour Himself plainly initiates us into the Bacchic orgies.
http://www.theologywebsite.com/etext/clement/heathen.shtml, Exhortation to the Heathen, by Clement, Chapter II.-The Absurdity and Impiety of the Heathen Mysteries and Fables About the Birth and Death of Their Gods: And what if I go over the mysteries? I will not divulge them in mockery, as they say Alcibiades did, but I will expose right well by the word of truth the sorcery hidden in them; and those so-called gods of yours, whose are the mystic rites, I shall display, as it were, on the stage of life, to the spectators of truth. The bacchanals hold their orgies in honour of the frenzied Dionysus, celebrating their sacred frenzy by the eating of raw flesh, and go through the distribution of the parts ofbutchered victims, crowned with snakes, shrieking out the name of that Eva by whom error came into the world. The symbol of the Bacchic orgies. is a consecrated serpent. Moreover, according to the strict interpretation of the Hebrew term, the name Hevia, aspirated, signifies a female serpent.

It sounds like Clement (a Christian) is not putting down the orgy part, just the parts about eating of raw flesh, butchered victims, snakes and serpent.
http://books.google.com/books?id=WOcT2ZrGrasC&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=%22church+history+in+the +light+of+the+saints%22+%22inner+christian%22&source=web&ots=fZQkOtIs1E&sig=AZ1SkEKIMuu3G UnstPlDGCjjJ1M (Google Book Search), Church History in the Light of the Saints, by Joseph A. Dunney, Saint Justin Martyr and the Second Century | The Hours of Darkness pp. 32-33:

The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Origins of Christianity, John M. Allegro, 1957, p. 131, The Doctrines of the Sect | The Mysteries:

John M. Allegro was one of the original scholars who worked on the Dead Sea Scrolls.

New Testament:
Romans 16:25-27:
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Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began 26but now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience to the faith 27to God, alone wise, be glory through Jesus Christ forever. Amen.
1 Corinthians 2:6-8:
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However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. 7But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, 8which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
1 Corinthians 13:2:

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
Ephesians 1:9:
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having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself
Ephesians 3:9:
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and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ
Ephesians 6:10-20:
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Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of

wickedness in the heavenly places. 13Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; 18praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints 19and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, 20for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
Interlinear Greek-English New Testament, Green, Baker Books, 1996, p. 603, Epheisans 6:19:

A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Bauer / Arndt / Gingrich, 1979, p. 530:

The New Strongs Complete Dictionary of Bible Words, 1996, Greek Dictionary of the New Testament, p. 662:

The Complete Word Study Dictionary: New Testament , Zodhiates, 1993, p. 1000:

Colossians 2:2-3:
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that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, 3in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Revelation 10:7:
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but in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, the mystery of God would be finished, as He declared to His servants the prophets.
Gospel of Thomas, 62:

Jesus said, I disclose my mysteries to those [who are worthy] of [my] mysteries.
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