It is difficult to say. Judaism was heavily influenced by Zoroastrianism and the concept of final judgment, heaven and hell, the arch-angels, the concept of an ethnical-uiversal God as opposed to a tribal one came from Zoroastrianism.
The general concensus on Zoroastrianism presently is that it is between 3,300 and 3,400 years old. Some say 3,700 but that is unlikely. Most scholars believe on 3,000-3,500 range.
These dates are based on linguistic evidence and archeology and not the usual Greek anachronism which often corrupts historical fact.
Judaism on the other hand goes back to Moses and not Abraham so around 3,300-3,400 years at the most. It is possible that they are contemporary. Answer: Zoroastrianism and Vedic Hinduism are contemporaries and among the oldest organised religious systems on earth.
Zoroastrianism is a Persian religion and was founded by Zoroaster around 600 B.C.E. Zoroastrianism's believe in one god called Ahura-Mazda. Ahura-Mazda used the principles of light and righteousness. Zoroaster said that Ahriman is weaker then Ahura-Mazda and presides over darkness and evil. Zoroastrianism was built of the beliefs of truthfulness, freewill, helping others, love, helping the less fortunate and faith, known as Avesta. They believed if they did all that in this life they would be rewarded in their afterlife. Zoroastrianism is similar to Judaism and Christianity and even uses the same teaching techniques that the Hebrew prophets. Also, they had similar beliefs about heaven and hell and final judgment while on earth, as well as the arch-angels.
The Jewish religion is similar to Zoroastrianism because they emphasized the importance of personal ethical conduct such as murder, adultery and being a false witness. Judaism adopts many doctrines of Zoroastrianism and these doctrines pass on to Christianity and Islam. Hebrew's believed in monotheism, which is the belief in one god. Once Judah Josiah was king he wanted purification of cult practices. Zoroastrianism believed in cult practices also. Sacrifices were important in both the Jewish and Zoroastrianism religion.
The Hebrews and Zoroastrianism greatly impacted future religions with their ethical conduct as a way to live your life. Also with written scriptures being left behind Christianity and Islam was led by influence.
However, Zoroastrianism is arguably the oldest monotheistic religion in the world.
True, Islam claims to be as old as creation, but so does Judaism (and all other religions with a creation story), and these claims are not required to be believed by those who are not followers of either religion.
Zoroastrianism was founded in southern Russia sometime before 1700 BCE and possibly even before 2000 BCE. Monotheistic Judaism is believed to have begun in Judah during the seventh-century-BCE reign of King Josiah, although worship of Yahweh as the national God probably goes back before 1000 BCE.
Either way, Zoroastrianism is far older than Judaism.
The dates when Zoroaster lived are not known with any certainty. Commonly quoted dates are: either around 600 BCE, or at an undetermined time in the second millennium BCE.
Judaism was founded by Abraham shortly after his birth in 1812 BCE.
The Zoroastrians, however, believed in two gods, not one. The Jewish Sages who collated the Talmud in the early centuries of the Common Era lived in Babylonia, witnessed the practices of the Zoroastrians, and recorded this fact (Talmud, Sanhedrin 39a). In addition, Zoroastrianism is unlike Judaism in that:
There is no consensus on when Zoroaster lived.
And as far as monotheism goes:
The Zoroastrians believed in two gods, not one. The Jewish Sages who collated the Talmud in the early centuries of the Common Era lived in Babylonia, witnessed the practices of the Zoroastrians, and recorded this fact (Talmud, Sanhedrin 39a). In addition, in Zoroastrianism:
There is no consensus on when Zoroaster lived.
All religions are branches of hinduism.
Hinduism
Christianity.
Hinduism, Buddhism, and some smaller religions such as Zoroastrianism.
Hinduism is the Oldest, and Zoroastrianism is the third oldest.
Buddhism Christianity Hinduism Islam Jainism Judaism Sikhism Zoroastrianism
Hinduism is older
Zoroastrianism and vedic Hinduism are the oldest faiths with Judaism and Buddhism following on behind.
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Zoroastrianism & Hinduism also has a god of fire.
AnswerNo. The prophet Zoroaster was the founder of that religion. He lived during the 6th century B.C. The jewish religion existed almost a thousand years previous to this. AnswerScholars such as Mary Boyce (Zoroastrians: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices) say that Zoroastrianism developed in the Indo-Iranian culture of southern Russia. Boyce says that linguistics and content mean that a reasoned conjecture is that Zoroaster lived around 1700 to 1500 BCE, while others place him somewhat earlier. However, Zoroastrianism did not come to the attention of the wider world until contact with the Jews, during the Babylonian Exile. Because of this, it became accepted wisdom that Zoroastrianism was only founded shortly before the Exile, a view now largely discredited among scholars. However, the sister religion, Hinduism, is at least as old as Zoroastrianism. Surviving animistic and shamanistic religions are probably even older than either Zoroastrianism or Hinduism.
Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, or Zoroastrianism
in fact Hinduism is much more older than B.C. Counting system. It is said that Hinduism was first founded more than a million years ago. But latest scientific evidence suggest around 10000 B.C.