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Oracle for the Emperor Julian (1)

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Ascent of the soul (1)
03 Religious festivals, cults, rituals and practices
03.02 Cult of Ištar
03.02.01 Doctrine of salvation
03.02.01.10 Ascent of the soul (1)
Ascent of the soul (2)
12 Assyrian Identity
12.03 Assyrian identity in Christian Era
12.03.03 Assyrian substratum features in early Syriac Christianity
12.03.03.17 Mysticism
12.03.03.17.01 Ascent of the soul (2)
Heavenly origin of the soul
03 Religious festivals, cults, rituals and practices
03.02 Cult of Ištar
03.02.01 Doctrine of salvation
03.02.01.01 Heavenly origin of the soul
Return of Ninurta (Angimdimma)
04 Religious and philosophical literature and poetry
04.01 Myths
04.01.09 Ninurta myths
04.01.09.03 Return of Ninurta (Angimdimma)

Keywords
oracles

Period
4th century CE
Roman Empire

Channel
Helleno-Roman philosophers and scholars

Text
Eunapius 28:
A fiery chariot whirled among storm-clouds shall carry you to Olympus; loosed from the wretched suffering of men, you shall attain your father’s halls of heavenly light, whence you have fallen and come into the body of a mortal man.

Source (list of abbreviations)
Eunapius 28

Bibliography

Smith 1995, 113

Smith, Rowland. Julian's Gods. Religion and philosophy in the thought and action of Julian the Apostate. London, New York: Routledge 1995.

Amar Annus

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