Indeed. Without the Persian influence, Christianity would not have the promise of an afterlife. The Hebrew religion before the exile certainly had no such hope. Nor would they have “satan” to blame things on .

Nick,I hope you make sense to yourself because you make less and less sense to others.

Excerpts from Zoroastrianism and JudaismThe points of resemblance between Zoroastrianism and Judaism, and hence also between the former and Christianity, are many and striking. Ahuramazda, the supreme lord of Iran, omniscient, omnipresent, and eternal, endowed with creative power, which he exercises especially through the medium of his Spenta…[Read more]

Excerpts from Bible InfluencesDuring the Exile, Jews had to change not only how they worshipped, since they no longer had their temple or the animal sacrifices which had been at the center of their faith, but also how they thought about God. The Jewish concept of God as their tribal protector, who would save them from being conquered or exiled,…[Read more]

Man that post was full of typos .

Quote (Samuel @ Mar. 25 2008,17:36)I said what needed to be said.Going on to a Christian website trying to convince people not to be Christians is about like going in to a liquor store trying to convince people not to be alcoholics.Not the bet analogy IMHO .Quote You must know that your not going to be able to deceive everyone….don't you?How…[Read more]

Samuel,Why are you so uptight about this? After all, non-Christians cannot post in many sections here. You are acting like someone who accepts a seat in the smoking section of a restaurant and then complains about the smoke (no pun intended). The best thing you and other offended Christians can do is avoid the sections that non-Christians post in.

Who exactly is the whore Nick? Belief in the divinity of Jesus is not exclusive to Catholicism. I find it rather ironic that you base your beliefs on the canon of scripture that was approved by men who were very involved in the “whore”. So the “whore” was responsible for your beliefs today.

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 25 2008,17:14)Hi KJ, Should the majority view be taken as correct? It perhaps should in human religion Democracy gone mad? truth is truth despite it's unpopularityThat is what is of God.But the statement was that Christianity taught that God is reduced to human level. I did not say the bible did, I said Christianity.…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 25 2008,16:45)Quote (kejonn @ Feb. 26 2008,08:51)Quote (Nick Hassan @ Feb. 25 2008,13:38)Hi cato, No true doctrine.Many humanistic religions are of this nature.True doctrine is drawn directly from the teachings of God in the bible.Well, you can either have a humanistic religion (like you think Zoroastrianism is) or you…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 25 2008,16:45)Quote (kejonn @ Feb. 26 2008,08:51)Quote (Nick Hassan @ Feb. 25 2008,13:38)Hi cato, No true doctrine.Many humanistic religions are of this nature.True doctrine is drawn directly from the teachings of God in the bible.Well, you can either have a humanistic religion (like you think Zoroastrianism is) or you…[Read more]

Latter Zoroastrianism developed the concept of the Saoshyant being a “savior”, one who would deliver. Inf fact, there were to be three of them, all born of virgins.

I find it interesting that the only one called “savior” in the bible prior to the Babylonian exile is God. In fact, in only one place in the OT is another besides God called “savior”:Isa 19:20 It will become a sign and a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to the LORD because of oppressors, and He will send them a…[Read more]

Excerpts from The Light of the Sacred FireWestern religions owe a great deal to Zoroastrianism. It was under the Achaemenid King Cyrus, who liberated the Jews from their exile in Babylon, that Judaism first encountered Zoroastrianism in the sixth century BCE. This contact, which continued for hundreds of years in the mixed societies of the Near…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 25 2008,16:09)Hi KJ, Why have you become a salesman for false religion when the true God is still alive and active among us?Who says it is false? It has much of the same beliefs that Christianity and late Judaism has. Does that bother you? Does it scare you to think that some other “false” religion might have been at the…[Read more]

I have reported your post to Heaven. I don't expect a reply but be aware that your level of personal attacks are not going without notice. I am merely presenting information. If you don't care for the information, speak on it, not me. That you constantly try to belittle me speaks volumes of your faith AND the lack of defense against such…[Read more]

Nick,Why is my life sad? Because I don't agree with your theology? I don't know what is supposed to be so sad about seeing God in a better light than the way he is portrayed many times in the bible.What's sad is that you even made that statement.

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 25 2008,15:57)Hi kj,Like a lonely foghorn far in the mists you offer nothing but the sadness of your own life.I will have to report your trollish behavior to heaven. Harassment is not tolerated on this site.

Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 25 2008,15:52)Hi KJ, Now you have lost your faith you have become an avid supporter of occult powers?Are you a moderator, or a troll? Your posts lately seen to be the type to incite argument which is typical of an Internet troll.In any case, I am merely showing that Zoroastrianism likely influenced Judaism to some extent,…[Read more]

Excerpts from Interaction of the religion of Zarathushtra with other religionsKeeping in view the newly codified laws, let us turn to the Jews. The construction of the temple, begun in the time of King Cyrus, was completed during the reign of Darius the Great (522-486 BCE). The episode of Esther and Mordecai occurred during the days of Xerxes…[Read more]