Where does this term “Babylon Mystery Religion” come from anyway?
It seems to me the magi would be a perfect fit in such a category. What religion were they?
Where does this term “Babylon Mystery Religion” come from anyway?
By the time of Christ, ancient Babylonia was subjected to the Persians. Their religion was what we call Zoroastrianism, a dualistic faith that worshipped the god of fire/light, Ahura Mazda. The much older pantheistic religion of Babylonia worshipped Marduk, Tiamat, and a host of other deities identified with natural forces.
On the other hand, they could have picked up the Greek system from the incursion of Alexander the Great.
Basically, “Who knows?”