How Zoroastrianism Shaped and Was Betrayed by Abrahamic Religions: The Pharisaic Corruption
Zoroastrianism, one of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions, laid the foundation for key theological ideas found in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Despite this, its influence has been obscured, and its contributions have been either absorbed or suppressed. This article explores how the Pharisees , the Jewish sect that shaped later Rabbinic Judaism and influenced early Christianity, integrated Zoroastrian dualism, angelology, and eschatology, ultimately distorting the original Abrahamic faith.
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Zoroastrianism, one of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions, laid the foundation for key theological ideas found in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Despite this, its influence has been obscured, and its contributions have been either absorbed or suppressed. This article explores how the Pharisees , the Jewish sect that shaped later Rabbinic Judaism and influenced early Christianity, integrated Zoroastrian dualism, angelology, and eschatology, ultimately distorting the original Abrahamic faith. Using scriptural evidence from the Bible, Talmud, Torah, and Kabbalah , we trace this transformation and its repercussions. Zoroastrian Foundations of Abrahamic Thought c. 1500-1200 BCE: The Rise of Zoroastrian Monotheism The prophet Zarathustra (Zoroaster) introduces the worship of Ahura Mazda , a singular, benevolent deity.
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