[freedom44]

GGG Ping.

[steve86]

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[marty60]

Very Interesting/ Makes India an intergral part of this fight against Islamofascism.

[A message]

historical reference ping

Thanks freedom44

[FairOpinion]

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[tahotdog]

Going from this religion to slammism has to be the biggest step downwards in human history.

[satchmodog9]

Due to the Arabs' invasion of Iran, which was cruel (_See Koran Sura 9 “Al Tauba “ Ayeh 5 and 29 and 123 ) , most Parsis left their own country, and emigrated to India in the ninth century. Even, at present time, if Iranians are asked about Zoroastrians identity, most of them will answer, those people are fire worshipers and like Jews and other pagans and Christians are unclean people ( See Koran Sura 9 Ayeh 28 ).

[nerdwithamachinegun]

pingalingadingdong!!

[familyop]

"Its theology and cosmology may have influenced the development of Greek, later Jewish, Christian, and Muslim thought."

It affected Judaism from Babylon, through the Persian, then the Greek, Essenes (Alexandria), Ascetics (last of influence on Jews), then Christians (from the Ascetics--see Eusebius, below) and Islamics to this day. I'm doing quite a bit of study on that.

The Essenes (also probably known as the Therapeutae from Egypt and later as the Ascetics to Roman historians) were not the traditional Sadducees and were quite different from the original Zadok. The Essenes were the 1st Century root of Christianity, although some of their unique beliefs go back to religion in Babylon.

Eusebius (born about 260, CE) was one of those who put the Christian New Testament together during the time of the Emperor Constantine. And he wrote more comments than the following about the Essenes.

Eusebius wrote, in his Ecclesiastical History (History of the Christian Church),
Book II, CHAPTER XVII of
Philo's Account of the Ascetics of Egypt

"But it is highly probable that the works of the ancients, which he says they [the Essenes] had, were the Gospels and the writings of the apostles, and probably some expositions of the ancient prophets, such as are contained in the Epistle to the Hebrews, and in many others of Paul's Epistles."

Read more at New Advent (only source of Eusebius' "History" that I have found on the Net), if you like.

In related research, the translation of the Tanakh to the Greek Septuagint (containing added Hellenisms) in Alexandria is an interesting study. The Pentateuch (from the Torah) contained the fewest errors in translation, but there were many in the rest of the books.

[Semper Paratus]

The Three Wise Men in the Bible were Zoroastrian priests.

[PGalt]

Interesting, educational, adding greater perspective to current events. Thanks for posting.

[RightWhale]

Tnx for posting this. I read a translation I have of the Avesta again as a result. It's not easy without the secret double decoder ring. It seems to say that attitude counts when you are out there trying to grow corn in your field. You should also wash your hands before planting or working with the corn and then all Creation will be happy and your wife will appreciate it, too.