NEW UNEXPLORED KILL SHOTS
THEOLOGICAL THEFTS: 1. The Trinity = Zoroastrian Threefold Divinity Ahura Mazda + Spenta Mainyu + Asha Vahishta Father + Son + Holy Spirit structure "Three in One" = Persian concept Developed post-Exile, absent before 2. Baptism = Zoroastrian Purification Rituals Water purification central to Zoroastrianism Naojote ceremony parallels John the Baptist in wilderness (Essene = Zoroastrian-influenced) Christian baptism emerges from this tradition 3.
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THEOLOGICAL THEFTS: 1. The Trinity = Zoroastrian Threefold Divinity Ahura Mazda + Spenta Mainyu + Asha Vahishta Father + Son + Holy Spirit structure "Three in One" = Persian concept Developed post-Exile, absent before 2. Baptism = Zoroastrian Purification Rituals Water purification central to Zoroastrianism Naojote ceremony parallels John the Baptist in wilderness (Essene = Zoroastrian-influenced) Christian baptism emerges from this tradition 3. The Eucharist = Haoma Ritual Sacred drink/food consumption "This is my body/blood" = ritual transubstantiation Zoroastrian Haoma ceremonies predate by 1000+ years Mystery religion influence 4. Confirmation = Navjote (Zoroastrian Initiation) Coming of age ritual Taking on religious identity Receiving the Kusti (sacred cord) Christian confirmation copies structure 5.
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Avesta · Cyrus Cylinder