The mystery cults and religions of the Hellenistic world
A) were completely foreign and thus unacceptable to the Greeks.
B) helped pave the way for the success of Christianity.
C) never achieved widespread popularity due to their inability to fulfill people's spiritual needs.
D) lacked an emotional initiation experience, unlike the Greek civic cults.
E) became the state religions of the various Hellenistic kingdoms.
B
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