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EPISODE 10: The Theft of Light
How Zarathustra's Ideas Were Stolen & Rebranded (539 BCE - Present) "The simplest answer is, yes, there is a great deal of Zoroastrian influence on Judaism and Christianity." — Academic consensus The Greatest Intellectual Theft in Human History 4.3 billion people practice Zarathustra's beliefs. Almost none of them know his name.
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How Zarathustra's Ideas Were Stolen & Rebranded (539 BCE - Present) "The simplest answer is, yes, there is a great deal of Zoroastrian influence on Judaism and Christianity." — Academic consensus The Greatest Intellectual Theft in Human History 4.3 billion people practice Zarathustra's beliefs. Almost none of them know his name.
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Afterlife and EschatologyJudaismChristianityZarathustraThe MagiPrayer and RitualEthics and Free Choice
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Gathas · Avesta · Dead Sea Scrolls · Hebrew Bible
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