Just as an example of the strong relationship between Zoroastrianism and Christianity that does not at all negate the Truths I believe, tradition indicates that the "Three Wise Men" that came to visit the Christ Child were actually Magi, or Magicians, Zoroastrian priests. The tradition goes that when the Jews were in captivity in Babylon, a man named Daniel (of the lion's den fame) rose very high in Babylonian government and religion (he may be a symbol of many young Jewish men who did this, who knows) and shared his Israelite beliefs and prophecies with the religious elite of Persian society. Probably both religious cultures influenced each other deeply. Does that mean God did not act? Not to me. It means He planted the seed of His Messiah deep into the beliefs of both the Israelites and the Zoroastrians. And some from both belief systems found Him and believed in Him. Israelite shepherds and Persian wisemen. To me...this smacks of Truth, passed down through generations and through many cultures.
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Date: 2011-09-27 03:49 am (UTC)