Hiëronymus schreef:Rereformed schreef:Algemeen wordt aangenomen dat de hel/hemel denkbeelden in het Zarathoestrageloof ontstaan zijn,
Heb je daar een bron voor? Ik heb dat niet zo snel terug kunnen vinden.
Wel het hele wezen van die godsdienst is gebaseerd op het dualisme, goede god versus antigod, hemel versus hel, beloning versus bestraffing voor daden.
Zie het Wikipedia-artikel over Zoroastrianisme:
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Ik pik er even wat voor je uit. Je zult dan zien dat het ahw de blauwdruk is voor het latere christelijke geloof, zelfs het woord 'paradijs' (pairidaeza) en het 'duizendjarig rijk' komt uit die religie.
"According to the Zoroastrian story of creation, Ahura Mazda existed in light in goodness above, while Angra Mainyu existed in darkness and ignorance below. They have existed independently of each other for all time, and manifest contrary substances...
He then created the universe itself in order to ensnare evil.
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While Ahura Mazda created the universe and mankind, Angra Mainyu, whose instinct is to destroy, miscreated demons, evil yazads, and noxious creatures (khrafstar) such as snakes, ants, and flies. Angra Mainyu created an opposite, evil being for each good being, except for humans, which he found he could not match. ...
Man thus struggles in a two-fold universe trapped with evil. The evils of this physical world are not products of an inherent weakness, but are the fault of Angra Mainyu's assault on creation. This assault turned the perfectly flat, peaceful, and ever day-lit world into a mountainous, violent place that is half night.
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Zoroastrianism also includes beliefs about the renovation of the world and individual judgment (cf. general and particular judgment), including the resurrection of the dead.
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The final savior of the world, Saoshyant, will be born to a virgin impregnated by the seed of Zoroaster while bathing in a lake. Saoshyant will raise the dead – including those in both heaven and hell – for final judgment, returning the wicked to hell to be purged of bodily sin. Next, all will wade through a river of molten metal in which the righteous will not burn. Heavenly forces will ultimately triumph over evil, rendering it forever impotent. Saoshyant and Ahura Mazda will offer a bull as a final sacrifice for all time, and all men will become immortal. Mountains will again flatten and valleys will rise; heaven will descend to the moon, and the earth will rise to meet them both.
Er zijn in deze zeer oude religie natuurlijk ontwikkelingen. Wikipedia laat weten:
"Achaemenid era (648–330 BCE) Zoroastrianism developed the abstract concepts of heaven and hell, as well as personal and final judgment, all of which are only alluded to in the Gathas."
Lees ook wat van dit boek door:
http://books.google.fi/books?id=FPo_nS1 ... ra&f=false" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;