Anonymous #6 6w

Zoroastrianism actually had a pretty substantial influence on Judaism. There’s some evidence that it may have been Zoroastrian influence on Judaism during the Babylonian captivity which caused Judaism to shift to be monotheistic and develop a dualistic belief in good (God) and evil (Satan) forces.

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Anonymous #6 6w

Judaism had some crossover ideas from Zoroastrianism but Judaism is vastly more influential on western religion as a whole

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Anonymous #6 6w

I think one of the most interesting parts of Zoroastrianism is that the evil deities in Zoroastrianism are the good deities in Hinduism and vice versa. I have heard that probably comes from Zoroastrianism originating as a rejection of “the old gods” who were then viewed as evil

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They both originate from the same original indo-Iranian faith. The oldest texts share many similarities, such as the use of a sacred plant (soma in Hinduism and haoma in Zoroastrianism).

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