Summarize the main characteristics of Zoroastrianism, and discuss how Zoroastrianism may have influenced the Hebrew religion
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Good answers will discuss the notion of it being an inward-looking intellectual religion. The students should point out both the similarities and the differences. Similarities would include the idea of a supreme god as creator. They both had a linear conception of history, the belief in an afterlife, and the notion of the last judgment. Differences would include the fact that Zoroastrianism was not completely monotheistic but might be called ethical dualism. Students might also allow for a counter-possibility that Zoroaster was influenced by the Hebrews.
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