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Old 02-12-2009, 01:25 PM
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Default Is the concept of god inspired by Ahura Mazda who is god of Zoroastrianism?

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Ahura Mazd? (also known as Ohrmazd, Ahuramazda, Hormazd,and Aramazd) is the Avestan name for a divinity of the Old Iranian religion who was proclaimed the uncreated God by Zoroaster, the founder of Zoroastrianism. Ahura Mazda is described as the highest deity of worship in Zoroastrianism, along with being the first and most frequently invoked deity in the Yasna. Ahura Mazda is the creator and upholder of Aisha (truth). Ahura Mazda is an omniscient, but not an omnipotent God, however Ahura Mazda would eventually destroy evil. Ahura Mazda's counterpart is Angra Mainyu, the "evil spirit" and the creator of evil who will be destroyed before frashokereti (the destruction of evil).

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God and Ahura Mazda have similar roles. Both are said to have created the universe, both are said to be eternally good, both are said to be uncreated individuals who cannot die, both are said to uphold justice and fight evil.
People, Zoroastrianism is way before Judaism. Zoroastrianism was like one of the earlier religions before the main stream religions came about.
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Old 02-16-2009, 01:25 PM
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Nope.
I think God is the inspiration for Ahura Mazda.
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Old 02-18-2009, 01:25 PM
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Mazda? Like the cars?
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Old 02-22-2009, 01:25 PM
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NO HE IS always the Trinity.
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Old 02-27-2009, 01:25 PM
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It looks like the God of the Hebrews (Bible) predates Zoroaster, so no. However, Christians got the ideas of "good" "evil" and the "Devil" from Zoroastrianism.
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Old 03-04-2009, 01:25 PM
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No, if you read further on kippedDAliceCehat Ahura Mazd? postdates Judaism (and other religions with the "God" concept) by several centuries.

So he could not have inspired the concept of God.
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Old 03-08-2009, 02:25 PM
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Yes since Zoroastrianism predated Christianity. Many believe this is where the idea of a dualistic god originated (Ahura Mazda/God = benevolent deity, Angra Manyu = malevolent spirit). There are a few similarities between Christianity and Zoroastrianism: a prophet with 12 disciples and an apocalyptic end. I haven't read on this subject in awhile. But I do remember that there are more similarities.
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Old 03-10-2009, 02:25 PM
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There is a lot too your point you can also mix in the Egyptian god Re
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Old 03-15-2009, 02:25 PM
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Doubtful. Most scholars believe that Zoroaster/Zarathustra lived around the 6Th century BC/BCE, by which time Judaism had already been established.

And I don't know why your questions are being deleted. They're certainly not violations.
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Old 03-20-2009, 02:25 PM
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All monotheism are comparable and are closer to each other than to polytheism. The one God is responsible for all things. Some acknowledge him as the source of both good and evil. Others say good only and avoid dualism with carefully crafted doctrines that avoid implying an anti-God.
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Old 03-21-2009, 02:25 PM
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Zoroastrianism did indeed give rise to the concept of God. It lay the foundations for which the characteristics of God would be built by the other major religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Zoroastrianism is the oldest and still practiced monotheistic religions in the world. So, naturally the basis of major religions would come from Zoroastrian influences.
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