Was Mithra just a Roman god or Jesus by another name?

So there was another religion brewing around the same time that Jesus was purported to have been alive and there seem to be a lot of similarities. Some historians have found these connections between Christianity and Mithraism and drawn some interesting conclusions that we will be exploring in this episode. Is Jesus Mithra? Or is it just another instances of religions crossing over each other in an attempt to remain on or get to the top?

The Beer:

120 Minute IPA – Dogfish Head Brewery