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Abrahamic religions
Christianity, Islam, Judaism (the 3 religions that trace their roots back to Abraham)
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Prophets
message received from deities
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Supersessionism
- (replacement theology): doctrine of a religious community that sees itself as the successor or replacement of an earlier community
- Seen more often in Western religions than in Eastern religions
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Sages
message based on personal insight
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Indic religions
Eastern religions?
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Zoroastrianism: place of origin
Persia (modern Iran)
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Zoroastrianism: founder
Zoroaster/Zarathushtra
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Zoroastrianism: year began
1500BCE - 600BCE
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Zoroastrianism: basic teachings
Dualism, angelic hierarchy, cosmic struggle of good and evil, divine judgment, apocalyptic end of the world, final resurrection of the dead, heaven and hell
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Zoroastrianism: Asha
"order, truth, righteousness"
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Zoroastrianism: Druj
"the Lie" -evil
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Zoroastrianism: Avesta
inclusive name for all of Zoroastrian scripture
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Zoroastrianism: Ahura Mazda
“the Wise Lord”; the Zoroastrian supreme God
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Zoroastrianism: Angra Mainyu
the Hostile Spirit or Destructive Spirit = Satan
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Zoroastrianism: Spenta Mainyu
the Beneficent Spirit or Holy Spirit
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Zoroastrianism: Amesha Spentas
the Beneficent Immortals or angels
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Zoroastrianism: Vohu Manah
an Amesha Spenta called Good Mind
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Zoroastrianism: Saoshyant
the coming messiah/savior
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Zoroastrian Confession
statement of faith. recited daily by Zoroastrian priests. Reject evil, devote self to the good
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Which is “the faith that has no saying that fails”?
The faith of Ahura Mazda
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Which is “the hold Creed, which is the most imposing, best, and most beautiful of all religions which exist?”
Ahura’s Faith, or the Zarathushtrian Creed
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