Is Zoroastrianism older than Hinduism

Answer 1

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.

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The date of what time Zoroaster lived and when the Old Avestan Gathas were composed cannot be declared with 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.
Judaism borrowed nothing from Zoroastrianism. Any similarities are because certain basic concepts go back to the original Noahide teachings.
The dualism in Zoroastrianism is repudiated repeatedly in the Talmud.

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

A:No. The Prophet Zarathushtra (Greek: Zoroaster) is believed to have introduced Zoroastrianism in the ancient Indo-Iranian homeland of southern Russia, around 4,000 years ago as an essentially monotheistic development of an even older polytheistic religion. In fact, there is evidence of religious activity going back at least 30,000 years.

However, Zoroastrianism is arguably the oldest monotheistic religion in the world.

Answer 4

A:Yes. Monotheistic Judaism can be traced back to the seventh century BCE, although a later tradition claims the religion has its roots all the way back in 1800 BCE. Islam only began around 600 BCE and so is only around 1400 years old.

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.

Answer 5

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.

Answer 6

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.

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Judaism borrowed nothing substantial from Zoroastrianism. Any similarities are because certain basic concepts go back to the original Noahide teachings.
Since 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).

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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:

• 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
• 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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Answer 7

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 worship through intermediaries, who are themselves "worthy of worship"
• evil and good each has its own creator
• some of its adherents believe in a self-creating universe
• some modern scholars see it as a form of pantheism.

Answer 8

There is no consensus on when Zoroaster lived.

Answer 9

All religions are branches of hinduism.