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What Persian religion influenced Christianity Islam and Judaism?
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∙ 11y ago
Zoroastrianism. see link below.
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Any religion may be influenced by another religion if it is a man developed religion and not same God religion. The three religions Judaism, Christianity and Islam are God religions created by same God. Hence it is logic to find common features in the three religions; mainly monotheism. Accordingly, it is hard to believe that any religion got influenced by another religion. Otherwise, how the three religion are same God religions and not man made religions.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoSince the two groups lived side by side in Babylonia, there may have been some borrowing in language or other minor matters. But in terms of beliefs, the two are quite different.Judaism, according to tradition, has always been monotheistic. Even at the height of the unfortunate spread of idolatry among the less-loyal Ten Tribes, there were thousands who remained loyal to God (1 Kings 19:18).
http://judaism.answers.com/jewish-history/judaism-and-monotheism
The Zoroastrians, however, believed in two gods, not one. The Jewish Sages who redacted 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 any case, Zoroastrianism is unlike Judaism in that:
- its deity is not immanent
- it believes in worship through intermediaries, who are themselves "worthy of worship"
- evil has its own creator, Angra Mainyu or Ahriman, which had always existed
- some of its adherents believe in a self-creating universe
- some modern scholars see it as a form of pantheism
- it has "fire-temples," with worship in the presence of flame
- its adherents are not required to marry within their faith
- some Zoroastrians dispose of their dead through ritual exposure to the open sky, while some others cremate the dead body
- dogs are considered sacred
- such creatures as snakes, ants and flies were "not created by the creator of good"
- it includes a virgin birth, in which its messiah will be conceived without sexual penetration
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What was the religion that developed during the Persian Empire?
Zoroastrianism was the religion that developed during the Persian Empire. It was founded by the prophet Zoroaster and promoted the worship of Ahura Mazda as the supreme deity. Zoroastrianism influenced later monotheistic religions like Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Who was the first religion fought in the Persian war?
The Persian War was not about religion. Religious wars arose with the rise of the exclusivist religions which came out of the god Yahweh (Judaism, Christianity, Islam).
How was the Persian religion different from others?
A:The Persian religion, Zoroastrianism, at the time of the Babylonian Exile was different from the others, with the possible exception of Judaism, in that it was monotheistic.
How did the Persian Empire influence religion today?
The Persian Empire had a lasting impact on religion by fostering the development of Zoroastrianism, which influenced later monotheistic religions like Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Zoroastrian concepts of good vs. evil, judgment, and the afterlife can be seen in these religions today. Additionally, Persian artistic and architectural styles continue to influence religious art and design.
What religion was monotheistic in the fertile crescent?
Zoroastrianism was a monotheistic religion that originated in the Persian Empire and had followers in the Fertile Crescent.
How can Christian faith be true if other religions including Judaism predate it?
Christianity and Judaism share the same scriptures that record history from the beginning of time until the era of Christ. Christianity diverged at this point, but retains the Jewish scriptures as the Old Testament of the Bible.
Who was the Persian prophet that developed a monotheistic religion that influenced others?
The prophet named is Muhammad (peace be upon him) and he is an Arabic prophet and not Persian. Prophet Muhammad called his people to Islam.
Is the Persian religion Judaism?
No. The traditional religion of Persia is Zoroastrianism. Today, the official and most popular religion of modern Iran is Shiite Islam. There are also large minorities of Sunni Muslims, Baha'is, Christians, and Druze. There are around 600,000 Persian Jews of whom roughly 9,000 still live in Iran.
What were the people of the Persian Empire allowed to practice?
If you are talking about religion, they were allowed to practice whatever they chose. Religious intolerance was the unique practice of the Abrahamic religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam. By and large the other religions recognised the equivalence of the gods (Zeus=Jupiter=Ahura Mazda=Apsu etc) and gave them due respect. So the Persian Ahura Mazda and the Zoroastrian State religion was not imposed on anyone - the local people kept their gods.
Why was the Arab world chosen as the birthplace of the three celestial religion?
The three religions in question are Judaism, Christianity and Islam, founded in what is now known as the Middle East. Only Islam was really founded in the "Arab world". Judaism and Christianity were founded in Palestine before it became part of the Arab world.Christianity developed out of Judaism and was therefore founded in the homeland of the Jews. This much is unsurprising.By the seventh century, the world from Britain to Iran and including northern Africa, was ruled by two opposing empires each of which had its state religion - Christianity in the case of Rome and Zoroastrianism in the case of the Persian Empire. No new religion was likely to be countenanced in either empire. In this whole region, only the Arabian peninsula was independent, and it was here that Muhammad founded Islam. Arabs carried Islam out of the Arabian peninsula and established an Arabian empire in the Middle East and across northern Africa to Spain.The three religions became the "celestial religions" of the West because the dominant powers prohibited any other religion. It is arguable that, despite persecution, Judaism survived at the behest of Christianity.
What religion was the precursor to Christianity and Judaism?
Answer AArguably, animism was the precursor to all formal religions, including both Christianity and Judaism. Of course, Judaism is the obvious precursor to Christianity. So what came immediately before Judaism? The Bible itself tells us that the northern Hebrew kingdom of Israel was at all times polytheistic, and that the southern kingdom, Judah, was polytheistic until the late monarchical period, when King Josiah began to impose monotheism as the official religion of Judah. So, Judaism only began to evolve, in the form we know today, during the late monarchical period, the Babylonian Exile and the Persian period that followed. Many of the beliefs that we now find in Judaism were already held by the Persians and only found their way into Judaism during the Babylonian Exile and the early Persian period, causing some scholars to suggest that Judaism absorbed these beliefs from Zoroastrianism.In summary, there was a long period when animism prevailed, followed by another long period of Hebrew polytheism, then the emergence of monotheistic Judaism, which may have absorbed much from the Zoroastrian religion, then finally Christianity split off from Judaism.Answer BIslam, in its universal sense, is the precursor to Judaism and Christianity. It is the religion since the universe creation. Islam means submission to God, the Creator as the one and only one God. Accordingly, all God creations were coined on full submission to God. Only mankind were given by God the choice either to be in full submission to God (Islam) or to be polytheist or atheist. Prophets were sent to mankind by God to call for submission to God (to call for Islam). Islam per God revelation of Torah to Moses is called Judaism. Islam per God revelation of the Bible to Jesus is called Christianity. Islam per God revelation of Quran to Muhammad is called the very name Islam. Islam is the mission of all prophets since Adam including Noah, ..., Abraham, Isaac, Ishmael, Jacob, ..., Moses, ..., Jesus, and finally Muhammad (Peace be upon them all).
IS Muslim Persian same religion?
No Muslims are people who follow the religion of Islam and Persian is not an religion its a ethnic group.
