The Pharisees' Systematic Theological Takeover: 539 BCE - 30 CE
The Strategic Rewrite of Judaism Through Zoroastrian Integration PHASE 1: THE CAPTURE & INDOCTRINATION (586-539 BCE) 586 BCE - The Babylonian Exile Begins Nebuchadnezzar II destroys Solomon's Temple Jewish elite forcibly relocated to Babylon Critical Move : Babylonian king appoints Magi (Zoroastrian priests) to educate captured Jewish children of royal blood Daniel becomes Rab-Mag - Chief of all Magi in Babylon (a…
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The Strategic Rewrite of Judaism Through Zoroastrian Integration PHASE 1: THE CAPTURE & INDOCTRINATION (586-539 BCE) 586 BCE - The Babylonian Exile Begins Nebuchadnezzar II destroys Solomon's Temple Jewish elite forcibly relocated to Babylon Critical Move : Babylonian king appoints Magi (Zoroastrian priests) to educate captured Jewish children of royal blood Daniel becomes Rab-Mag - Chief of all Magi in Babylon (a Zoroastrian high priest) 70 years of intensive Zoroastrian theological training begins What They Learned: Strict monotheism (Ahura Mazda as sole deity) Heaven (House of Song) and Hell (House of Lies) Satan/Angra Mainyu as cosmic adversary Elaborate angelology and demonology Resurrection of the dead Linear time progressing to final judgment The Saoshyant…
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Gathas · Dead Sea Scrolls · Talmud