Sun Worship in Ancient Rome and Christianity
Sun Worship in Ancient Rome and Christianity
What it claims
Kim Hyun-il, a researcher at the Sangsaeng Culture Institute of Jeungsando, explains that the origin of the seven-day week traces back to Babylonian astrology.He covers the history of Rome's native sun god, Sol Indiges, and the imported Syrian cult of Sol Invictus.He describes how the 14-year-old boy emperor Elagabalus tried to place the Syrian sun god Elagabal above Jupiter.He introduces episodes such as a staged wedding between the sun god and the Phoenician goddess Astarte.He describes how sun worship was used politically within the third-century Roman imperial court.
How it connects
Rather than equating Jesus with the sun god, it describes the political history of Rome's own sun cult using historical sources.