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What time in history was it believed that Zoroaster lived and when was his birthday believed to be ?

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Probably around 628 BC

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What was Zoroaster”s concept of God and what other teachings could this have connected with

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Monotheism—possibly Judaism and Christianity

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Who did Zoroaster call “Followers of the Lie” ?

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Those who believed in the older Iranian religion

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Who did Zoroaster believe to be the Wise Lord and what did he do instead of changing the beliefs of older religions ?

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Ahura Mazda

He place Ahura Mazda at the center of a kingdom of justice that promised immortality and bliss

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According to Zoroaster’s teachings, list the highest god and the other Beneficent Immortals.

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Ahura Mazda is the highest god. Spenta Mainyu (holy Spirit), Asha Vahishta (Justice, Truth), Vohu Manah (Righteous Thinking), Armaiti (Devotion), Khshathra Vairya (Desirable Dominion), Haurvatat (Wholeness) Ameretat (immortality)

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What do gods and mankind both have to do ?

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They are both bound to observe the same ethical principles.

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Who is Ahura Mazda’s opponent ?

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Ahiriman, who embodies the principle of evil.

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What choice do both man and spiritual beings have to make at the beginning of time ?

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Either the Wise Lord or Ahirman, i.e. good or bad, truth or lie

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In the real world, who are the people on the side of the wise lord and who are the followers of the lie ?

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Herdsman or farmers versus thieving nomads

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How was Zoroaster viewed after his death by the Greeks and Christians and Jews ?

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Greeks viewed him as a philosopher,mathmetician, astrologer or magician. Jews and Christians as an astrologer, magician, prophet or arch heretic.