Christ's Assault on Blood Sacrifice. Serapis. The crucifixion, some biblical investigators now suggest, was a reenactment of the ancient Rite of Osiris, the sacred drama presented annually throughout Egypt.
These dramas told the story of the dying and revived god, Osiris, and his goddess, Isis, the Magna Mater. With a goal of peaceful coexistence between Jews and Romans, Caesar Augustus joined the Nazarenes to create a "Messianic Osiris" to satisfy both religion's requirements. Encyclopedia Essenicá. Essenes, Essene Teachings and Essene Theology. Essenes, Essene Teachings and Essene Theology.