Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / The primary purpose of this thesis is to utilize the major scholarly works available in French and English to establish that Judaism and Christianity have been influenced by the ethical religion of Zoroaster.
In the first section the early date of Zoroaster (660 B.C.), is initially suggested as a factor in the developmental precedence of Zoroastrianism. The influence of Zoroaster is extended through literature, ethics and the munificence of the Persian court in Babylon.
The Jews are suggested to have been, "a discouraged, disorganized and bitter lot", when taken to Babylon.
The Jew's high monotheistic concept of God developed in and after the Exile. During the Exile and the period after, the Jews had a prolonged exposure to spphisticated Zoroastrianism.
On the Persian side, the religion began to deteriorate soon after the Prophet's death. The degree of that deterioration and the level influencing the Jews is crucial to the issue.
The first section is summed up in pointing out the possible beneficial and detrimental influences of Zoroastrianism upon Judaism.
The second section concerns the impact of Zoroastrianism directly and indirectly upon Christianity. The problem of tracing what similarities are definitely traceable to Zoroastrianism is stated and then the similarities are listed.
The further possible influence through Mithraism and Manichaeism is treated in detail.
There is a short summary. / 2031-01-01
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/34653 |
| Date | January 1965 |
| Creators | Patchell, Herbert Sidney |
| Publisher | Boston University |
| Source Sets | Boston University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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