Was jesus a copy of horus, mithras, krishna, dionysus and. Download the bible, the holy quran, the mahabharata, and thousands of free pdf ebooks on buddhism, meditation, etc. Three wise men from the east, seems simple enough right. Zoroaster thus shares an exalted station with abraham, moses, krishna, jesus, muhammad, the bab, and the founder of the bahai faith, bahaullah. Their religious beliefs and practices this book, now reissued with a new introduction by mary boyce, is the first attempt to trace the continuous history of the faith from the time it was preached by zoroaster down to the present daya span of about 3,500 years. Jesus was a zoroastrian is a book which attempts to convince the reader of the following. Avesta, sacred book of zoroastrianism containing its cosmogony, law, and liturgy, the teachings of the prophet zoroaster zarathushtra. These many different texts are believed to have been transmitted orally for centuries before they were written down in the 3rd century. I had never heard of supposed parallels between jesus and zoroaster, but indeed its of course complete bs, just like the horus thing.
A statement of jesus found in the holy book ramayana of the religion hinduism of india which is written 1600 years before jesus. Since he is best known in the west by the greek name zoroaster, that name will be used in this paper. Another testament of jesus christ by anonymous, qur. At the same time, christianity has frequently been used to define the identity and.
Spenta mainyu also acts as a medium between humans and ahura mazda. According to a legend preserved in the book of arda viraf, a 3rd or 4th century work, a written version of the zend avesta had existed in the. Tobit, an apocryphal book, probably composed originally in aramaic 200 b. Zoroaster appears in the bahai faith as a manifestation of god, one of a line of prophets who have progressively revealed the word of god to a gradually maturing humanity. Many doctrines of the christian faith have parallels in zoroastrianism, e.
King james version by anonymous, the book of mormon. Did judaism and christianity borrow the messiah, the resurrection, and final judgment from zoroastrianism mithra. Not only was it a cohort of the ancient vedic hinduism, but also had a huge influence on the development of judaism and christianity. On the other hand, some people speak of jesus, buddha, socrates and others without acknowledging any differences. In the first place, the evidence actually indicates that zoroaster wasnt even born until about the time of the babylonian captivity.
The christian holy grail is believed by some to be the cup jesus drank from at the last supper, and others say it was a chalice that collected jesus blood at the crucifixion jesus of nazareth, the virginborn savior, was one of the three promised saoyoshants of zoroaster. Christians believe he is incomparable, without a peer, but they are often quite ignorant of the lives of other great spiritual leaders. This book should be at least 25% bigger than it is, and the font size along with it. Through spenta mainyu, humans can defeat the ultimate force of evil the evil spirit angra mainyu. It had only to be collected and interpreted, which could be done only with the cooperation of the parsi priesthood. Zoroastrianism was the faith of many great kings of persia. However, there is a strong link between zoroastrianism and judaism, and therefore christianity.
One of the boldest claims of jesus being a copy of dionsyus was a book called the jesus mysteries which featured the amulet pictured below. The acceptance of christianity in georgia caucasian iberia saw the zoroastrian religion there slowly but surely. In other words, if we see a jesuslike story in these texts, especially this late, we have a right to suspect. Kenneth boa states that his dates are sometimes given as 628551 b. It is a multitendency faith centered on a dualistic cosmology of good and evil and an eschatology predicting the ultimate conquest of evil with theological elements of henotheism, monotheismmonism, and polytheism. Zoroastrianism is still practised today in parts of india and iran and in smaller communities elsewhere, where its adherents are.
This short book is comprised of selected teachings of zoroaster zarathustra. Walter lippmann, for example, remarks, there is no doubt that in one form or another. Zoroastrianism is an ancient persian religion that may have originated as early as 4,000 years ago. The zendavesta pahlavi texts links zoroastrianism, in spite of its small current number of adherents, has played a huge role in the study of comparative religion. This work of antiquity, dating back some centuries before the christian era, still forms, with the supplementary writings in the pahlavi or middle persian language, the scriptures of the modern parsis in india, and of some scattered bands in yezd and kirman, the surviving remnants of the faith of. Artaxerxes longimanus is known to have been an ardent follower of the holy faith which. Dear reader, jesus was a zoroastrian is a book which attempts to convince the reader of the following. Are the ideas of jesus and christianity borrowed from mithra and zoroastrianism. Catholic church organization is an exact copy of the zoroastrian celibate hierarchy of priests, called magi.
The latter represent the basic source of the religion. The visprat is a lesser liturgical scripture, containing homages to a number of zoroastrian. Contemplate the beams of fire with a most pious mind. The zend avesta is the main texts used in the zoroastrian faith. According to the holy book of the magi, zoroaster was born in eastern iran and lived from about 660 bce to 583 bce. In the 9th to 12thcentury middle persian texts of zoroastrian tradition, this. Debunking the secular humnaist myth that jesus was buddha or zoroaster. Mithraism came from tarsus in cilicina according to plutarch, at the same time and place paul did. Avesta zoroastrian scripture britannica encyclopedia britannica.
The teachings of zoroaster, and the philosophy of the parsi religion shapurji aspaniarji kapadia. Even the idea of satan is a fundamentally zoroastrian one. Its religious core is a collection of songs or hymns, the gathas, thought to be in the main the very words of zoroaster. Zoroaster was one of the greatest and most radical religious reformers in the history of the world. The extant avesta is all that remains of a much larger body of scripture, apparently zoroaster s transformation of a very ancient tradition. Arguably the worlds first monotheistic faith, its one of the oldest religions still in.
First taught among nomads on the asian steppes, zoroastrianism. Jesus of nazareth as the second sayoshant benefactor expected by the zoroastrians the zoroastrian religion, called the good religion was founded by a bactrian man, about 800 to 1700 b. The early period mary boyce the dawn and twilight of zoroastrianism r. The teachings in the book cover commandments for the body and soul, the souls destination, a gatha hymn, prayer of kem na mazda, prayer of ormuzd yast, the creation of the world and gods warning to yima. The teachings of zoroaster, free pdf, ebook global grey. Christianity and islamthrough the influence of the persian empire. In their homeland, god spoke to them and they listened and obeyed, at great personal risk and cost. The obscure religion that shaped the west bbc culture. In his youth he astounded wise men with his wisdom. And why would jesus as presented in the bible seem so much like mithra, buddha, or zoroaster. Free for commercial use no attribution required high quality images. Zoroaster baptized with water, fire, and holy wind. When jesus was born, wise men, known as magi, travelled from the east to find the baby jesus. The beliefs of zoroastrianism were spread across asia via the silk road.
The teachings in the book cover commandments for the body and soul, the souls destination, a gatha hymn, prayer of kem na mazda, prayer of ormuzd yast, the creation of the world and gods warning. Iranian prophet and religious reformer zarathustra flourished before the 6th century bce. Zoroaster and jesus, zoroaster was imprisoned, but got out. The prophetic record of human destiny and evolution. And forget about any increased price for doing that it would be worth it to have a truly readable book. An introduction to the friends of god international jesus was a. In the vendidad, as one of the original nards, a book that precedes alexander the greats destruction of persepolis, 331 years before christ was born, zoroaster was born of a virgin impregnated by a supreme god, who sent an emanation of himself khvarena to fertilize her, just as yehouah sent the holy ghost to cover the virgin mary. Drugs, jesus and the end of time, exploring zoroastrianism. The purpose of this essay is to highlight jesus life, death and teachings by comparing and contrasting them with zoroaster, buddha, socrates and muhammad. The faith that he founded some 2600 years ago in a remote region of central asia flourished to become the bedrock of a great empire as well as its official religion. Whether a vast collection of semireligious texts written on parchment in gold ink, as suggested by the denkard.
The gathas are abstract sacred poetry, directed towards the worship of the one god, understanding of righteousness and. This is the holy book of zoroastrianism itself and its printed here in a book that is just way too small. For a list of shopping cart instructions and information about our shipping charges, click here please note that all prices are subject to change without notice and due to the spiritual nature of items purchased, we limit refunds on purchases to 7 days. Ascribed to the teachings of the iranianspeaking spiritual leader zoroaster also known. The good forces in the world are led by ahura mazdas servant, the holy spirit spenta mainyu. We have chosen these four because many people today, in their search for meaning, are looking to these men and the traditions they have generated. Fire was considered the most holy symbol of ahura mazda. Comparing zoroastrianism and christianity kids of courage. Jesus said one who looks at a woman with lust commits adultery with that woman, that is adultery of the mind is a sin. Are the ideas of jesus and christianity borrowed from.
Some church fathers complained about zoroastrians not using holy books. The book of isaiah has been divided in three books. The authors claimed that the amulet was a depiction of the god dionysus on a cross, and thus, they concluded, christianity must have copied the crucifixion account from the greek god. Many on the internet seem to think so, and this video addresses this claim. This is a complex issue for unitarian christians and all christians to ponder. They form a middle section of the chief liturgical part of the canon, the yasna, which contains the rite of the preparation and sacrifice of haoma.
Click the shopping cart icon to the right at any time to view the contents of your basket. The teachings of zoroaster, and the philosophy of the parsi religion introduction i will now tell you who are assembled here the wise sayings of mazda, the praises of ahura, and the hymns of the good spirit, the sublime truth which i see rising out of these flames. Zoroaster was born of a virgin and immaculate conception by a ray of divine reason. I do not know how much you know about this religion, but it was founded by someone called zoroaster or zarathushtra who was born around 1200 bc and has a holy text called the avesta. Best holy books 222 books meet your next favorite book. The notion that three wise men were zoroastrians is a modern exegesis with as much basis in fact as the jesus birth story itself. It is hardly more than a century ago that the western world, already often enriched by the treasures of the east, received another gift, a contribution from persia, and a new text deciphered was added to our list of sacred books of ancient nations this was the avesta, or zendavesta, the bible and prayer book of zoroaster, the prophet of ancient iran. Avesta is the name the mazdean mazdayasnian religious tradition gives to the collection of its sacred texts. Vohu manah led zoroaster to the presence of ahura mazda god and five other radiant beings, which are called the amesha spentas holy immortals.
This includes the original words of their founder zarathushtra, preserved in a series of five hymns, called the gathas. The christian church adopted the holy day of the zoroastrian sungod mithras which was sunday. Introduction was jesus just some zoroastrian myth or a new age buddhist mystic. He is a holy god, therefore, christ jesus came into the world that god might be just and justify the ungodly. It used to be one of the most popular religions in the world, but has since dwindled down to about 140,000 members, most in india. Avesta, the bible of zoroaster wikisource, the free.