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Old 07-29-2008, 02:50 PM
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Default How come no one ever talks about Zoroastrianism?

I'm sick of talking about Christians and occasionally Pagans,
hoodoo--You expound on it its my question. Meaning I don't have the answer.
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Old 07-30-2008, 02:50 PM
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Probably because no one is interested.
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Old 08-03-2008, 02:50 PM
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Don't know very much about it, but I'll do some research & draw my opinion about it..

The argument that Judaism/Christianity borrowed from Zoroastrianism is, as yet, unproven. In fact, if any borrowing was done, it was quite possibly the other way around (i.e. Zoroastrianism borrowed from Judaism/Christianity).
In the first place, the evidence actually indicates that Zoroaster wasn't even born until about the time of the Babylonian Captivity. Kenneth Boa states that his dates are sometimes given as 628-551 B.C. (Cults, World Religions and the Occult [Illinois: Victor Books, 1990], 45). Other scholars give similar, though not identical, dates (e.g. Herzfeld, 570-500 B.C.; Jackson, 660-583 B.C - see W.S. Lasor, "Zoroastrianism," in Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, ed. Walter Elwell [Michigan: Baker Book House, 1984], 1202). If these dates are even relatively accurate then it is quite possible that Judaism did not borrow from Zoroastrianism. Rather, it may actually have been Zoroaster who borrowed from the religion of the Jewish captives in Babylon.
It is certainly true that Zoroaster spoke of such things as "... the coming of a savior and the resurrection of the body," etc. (Ibid., 44). But he may have borrowed these ideas from the Jewish captives in Babylon. Indeed, it appears that all of these ideas can be found in the Jewish Scriptures PRIOR to the Babylonian Captivity.
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Old 08-07-2008, 02:50 PM
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Are you kidding? People in here mention Zoroastrianism at least once a day. I've answered several questions about it.
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Old 08-11-2008, 02:50 PM
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Considering the low populations of Zoroastrians in English-speaking countries, I'd say that if anything Zoroastrianism gets a disproportionally high level of attention here.
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Old 08-15-2008, 02:50 PM
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Go ahead and expound on it - we need a good laugh. Edit Ok, I'll expound on it - it's a ridiculous conglomeration of fantasies. How's that ?
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Old 08-20-2008, 02:50 PM
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If you like talking about Zoroastrianism, then I will talk about it. Zoroastrianism began with an ancient prophet called Zarathustra (hey, his name is Zoroaster in Greek, get?! Zoroastrianism!). He was an Iranian prophet who lived about 1500 B.C. He was born at a time when there was loads of evil in the world, lots of pagan gods. When he was thirty he had visions of the "one and supreme god" he called Ahura Mazda. As opposed to some of the evil deities people were worshiping, the "one god" Ahura Mazda was all good and stood opposed to all the evil in the world, and it was Zarathustra's job to tell the people about Ahura Mazda. How did he do it? Songs. He wrote a lot of songs telling people all about how Ahura Mazda is the all0knowing, eternal god of creation. He was the "lord of wisdom." Through these songs, Zarathustra told everyone that they should worship Ahura Mazda because he was good. However, Ahura had an evil counterpart, Anghra Mainyu. Zarathustra taught people that Ahura knew all about this bad guy, and that he knew that he would whoop up on him if he wanted. So, Ahura had this plain, create a world that would trap Anghra Mainyu. It was called the "Seven Creations." He knew that Anghra would be attracted to this world, and would fill it with all his evil. So what does that mean for man?They're in the middle of this fight (like kids whose parents are fighting for custody). Man has to decide which path he wants to follow, like a kid decides which parent he wants to live with. Zarathustra taught that people should choose Ahura Mazda and should fight against Anghra Mainyu. How? Through seven qualities known as the Amesha Spentas (hang tight, we'll list these below). If mankind would live these, Zarathustra believed that evil would be defeated. Here are basic beliefs: Man is on a personal quest to get rid of evil and promote the good spirit of Ahura Mazda. He's also on a quest to protect and respect the seven creations: sky, water, earth, plants, cattle, man, and fire. Fire is especially significant because it's considered the source of light, warmth, and life. Man should enjoy (without overdoing it) the gifts that are on the earth. Followers should lead a good, prosperous, and healthy life. A savior will be born a virgin, of the line of Zoroaster. This person will raise the dead and judge everyone. Followers are called Zoroastrians. How does a Zoroastrian become a Zoroastrian? They can't convert; they've got to be born into the religion. Number of Zoroastrian followers: one-hundred and fifty thousand worldwide, and five thousand in North America. Christianity has about three billion followers worldwide. This must be why you are sick of talking about Christians. I hope you realize I'm one of them three billion followers of Jesus Christ.
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