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So, I've found Zoroastrianism to be of mild interest for years. Not interesting as in wanting to actually become a Zoroastrian (Which is good, because these days you have to be literally born into it to be recognized as a true Zoroastrian- no conversions allowed, unless you want to start your own Protestant version of Zoroastrianism 
), but interesting in an intellectual sense.
I mean, this was the official religion of the Persian Empire for a thousand years or so ending around 600AD, and so few people are aware of it relative to other contemporary religions of the time it was from. A lot of Christian concepts arguably come from Zoroastrianism (or at least Zoroastrianism had similar beliefs first by coincidence ), and many of the early Christian converts would have almost certainly been Zoroastrians given where the Persian Empire was located and where the early Christians were. Yet, really, we have very little in the way of accounts of the two religions interacting, and they aren't mentioned in the New Testament aside from possibly the three "wise men" from "the orient", who may well have been Zoroastrians if they were true historical figures.
So, there's a little mystery there as to why this doesn't play a bigger role in Christian history or just history in general. There's no mystery as to why you don't hear about them in a modern context, though- there are only around 7,000 of them left in the world, and they almost all live in India.
*Anyway*, I was reading a fiction book on the ole Kindle, and it mentioned something I either hadn't heard about or had forgotten about- Zurvanism, which is an ancient branch of Zoroastrianism that no longer exists (Yes, I do read weird fiction books. This was even science fiction. I am probably the only one who found the chapter where they wind up with a mystery on their hands about a group that may practice Zurvanism to be an exciting twist ).
More about it here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zurvanism
Interesting, no?
Yes, I realize this only marginally relates to the forum topic. Hence, the "OT" in the subject line. But I figured more people would be interested in it here than over on a music forum I occasionally frequent or something like that.
), but interesting in an intellectual sense.I mean, this was the official religion of the Persian Empire for a thousand years or so ending around 600AD, and so few people are aware of it relative to other contemporary religions of the time it was from. A lot of Christian concepts arguably come from Zoroastrianism (or at least Zoroastrianism had similar beliefs first by coincidence
), and many of the early Christian converts would have almost certainly been Zoroastrians given where the Persian Empire was located and where the early Christians were. Yet, really, we have very little in the way of accounts of the two religions interacting, and they aren't mentioned in the New Testament aside from possibly the three "wise men" from "the orient", who may well have been Zoroastrians if they were true historical figures.So, there's a little mystery there as to why this doesn't play a bigger role in Christian history or just history in general. There's no mystery as to why you don't hear about them in a modern context, though- there are only around 7,000 of them left in the world, and they almost all live in India.
*Anyway*, I was reading a fiction book on the ole Kindle, and it mentioned something I either hadn't heard about or had forgotten about- Zurvanism, which is an ancient branch of Zoroastrianism that no longer exists (Yes, I do read weird fiction books.
This was even science fiction. I am probably the only one who found the chapter where they wind up with a mystery on their hands about a group that may practice Zurvanism to be an exciting twist ).More about it here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zurvanism
Interesting, no?
Yes, I realize this only marginally relates to the forum topic. Hence, the "OT" in the subject line. But I figured more people would be interested in it here than over on a music forum I occasionally frequent or something like that.
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