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To: Greg or e who wrote (66239)	2/27/2015 12:57:37 AM
From: 2MAR$	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 69300

The gospel of John is so influenced by the Zoroastrians, there is hardly anything original with these borrowings, most all post exile Judaism was a complete knock off of their Babylonian & Persian masters, Jewish history is mostly all faked. The famous Prologue of the Gospel of John ("In the beginning was the Word....") has many elements suggestive of Zoroastrian influence, including philosophical and ethical dualism, and the light/darkness metaphor so characteristic of Zoroastrianism. "And that life was the light of men, a light that shines in the dark, a light that darkness could not overpower." (John 1: 4-5) It is from these Jewish sects, as well as the Jewish mainstream, that Christianity emerged. The claiming of Jesus as the awaited Messiah was meant to answer Jewish hopes, and possibly usher in the End of Time, much as the Zoroastrians expected of their Saoshyant. It is in the context of the coming Saoshyant that the story in the second chapter of Matthew's Gospel (it is a story, not a historical event!) of the Three Magi should be read; these astrologers, who are thought to be Zoroastrians, were following the Savior-signs of their own religion when they sought out the infant Jesus. This Zoroastrian connection becomes even more evident in the writings of Jewish sects, such as the Essenes. Due to archeological finds such as the "Dead Sea Scrolls" and the "Nag Hammadi Library," the modern world can know what these ancient devotees believed - and some of these beliefs show direct Zoroastrian influence. This is especially true in the text known as the "Essene Manual of Discipline," which, like the apocalyptic texts, describes a war between the Spirit of Light and the Spirit of Darkness, as well as the Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error, and an ultimate End-Time when the battle will be won. This Essene text sometimes sounds almost exactly like the Gathas, which are more than a millennium older: "For God has established the two spirits in equal measure until the last period, and has put eternal enmity between their divisions. An abomination to truth are deeds of error, and an abomination to error are all ways of truth..." (Essene Manual of Discipline, from THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS ed. Millar Burrows) It could be a free translation of the dualistic verses of the Gathas.

To: Greg or e who wrote (66239)	2/28/2015 5:06:24 AM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 69300

"Pretty simple really..." Yep! God is NOT great! He uses his knowledge of eugenics to wipe out the human race! But he saves a drunk and some misfits and in short order everything goes to Hell in a hand basket! Later he writes the Koran to really help all us free thinkers and scientists to improve humanity. And in the 20th century he taught his Christian followers to practice eugenics and disallow marriage to any couple who could not produce a certificate of health stating they were "normal physically and mentally, and have neither an incurable nor communicable disease"--no blemishes , and all that Old Testament rot!). It would be a great KINDNESS to assist Yahweh out of his coma--and let him rest in peace...