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What is happening in these scenes? Be detailed in your descriptions

  Virgin Birth  Divine Savior of mankind  Visit of 3 wise men called Magi  Battle of God vs Evil until a cosmic Judgment day at the end of time  The Devil is battling for the soul of people against a moral, loving god  Bad people go to hell, good people are redeemed and go to heaven Themes in Christian Religion

  Axial Age Zoroaster, Persia

  From Steppes north of Iran  All modern languages in Europe and India are derived from them  Indo-European Languages  Made 2 distinct migrations:  East into India  West to Europe Ancient Aryans 2000 BCE

  Caucasian= People from the Caucasus Mountains  Aryan = The Nobel Ones  Iranian  Ireland  Dyaos = Aryan higher God = Zeus  Ahura = Lord  Mazda = Wisdom Familiar Words

  Devas (Shiny Ones) Lesser Gods  Diva & Divine come from Indian version of the word  Devil comes from Iranian version of the word More Familiar Words

 Zoroaster

  Lived between 1500 BCE & 800 BCE  ????????? What  Worlds First Prophet  First religious leader of Axial Age  Has a vision by a river at age 30 Zarathustra Buddha Mohammad Ezekiel Jesus What will happen to you when you turn 30?

 Beliefs of Zoroaster

  Virgin Birth  Divine Savior of mankind  Battle of God vs Evil until a cosmic Judgment day at the end of time  The Devil is battling for the soul of people against a moral, loving god  Bad people go to hell, good people are redeemed and go to heaven Beliefs of Zoroaster

  There is no concept of afterlife in the Hebrew Bible  Satan is not the Devil and is barely mentioned  Later writings of Jews while they are in contact with Persians show evidence of Zoroastrian thought  Hebrew Texts were not put into finalized form until after Cyrus the Great…..  Basic structure of Christian thought reflects a heavy Zoroastrian influence  Did Zoroaster prophesize about the coming of Jesus?  Did Christians just borrow ideas from Persians? Did you Know?

  There are about 150,000 living in the world today  Mumbai Indian is the world hub of Zoroastrians  Eastern Iran has native populations Why Don’t we know about them today?

  What factors have cause Zoroastrians to decline over time?  What solutions do current Zoroastrians have in order to preserve their religion and culture?  Why is intermarriage a huge issue for them? Questions