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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 340214" data-attributes="member: 2189"><p>I always found this website interesting on issues of God and Religion.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.meta-religion.com/HomeEnglish.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: red">http://www.meta-religion.com/HomeEnglish.htm</span></a></p><p> </p><p>For those of you of christian faith, an interesting historical study might be <a href="http://www.meta-religion.com/World_Religions/Zoroastrim/zoroastrism.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: red">http://www.meta-religion.com/World_Religions/Zoroastrim/zoroastrism.htm</span></a></p><p> </p><p>This influence may have come directly from jewish roots and the 600 BC Judean captivity in ancient Babylon in which the Persians came to control and it was a Persian King that released the jewish captives to return to Jerusalem. This influence is suggested here <a href="http://www.meta-religion.com/World_Religions/Zoroastrim/zoroastrianism_and_judaism.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: red">http://www.meta-religion.com/World_Religions/Zoroastrim/zoroastrianism_and_judaism.htm</span></a></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">Also one must consider the influence of Sumerian beliefs like the Epic of Gilgamesh as Abraham was from Ur of the Chaldees which was a part of the Sumerian world. Ur was also home to a temple tower called a ziggurat and dedicated to the Sumerian Moon deity Nanna so in this southern Mesopotamian area, Sumerian culture was very much a way of life. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">Gilgamesh may have been a real king around 2700 BC during the 2nd Dynastic period and within his Epic which predates Abraham (2000 to 1700 BC) are the images of an Adam figure and a Noah figure with Gilgamesh having been in a Garden like tempting with a serpent and involving an immortal life. Gilgamesh also had his famous flood and some scholars believe the early Israelite peoples adopted these legends as their own to create their own unique history. </span></p><p> </p><p>From a Christian perspective, Roman Mithraism proves a very interesting study. Mithraism came to Rome via Persia in 1st century BC and became a very popular religion especially among the military. Meta-Religion as well as other websites have numerous articles on this belief system but I do have a caveat. Unless you are really strong in your faith or have an open mind, you might do well to leave this issue alone. I personally found that it vastly changed my beliefs in many things orthodox but at the same time I came to see the greatness of the biblical moral laws, IMO the "logos" of John Chapter 1 if you will, and the teaching of Jesus of Nazareth. </p><p> </p><p>Otherwise, from a historical study and understanding who we are and how we think and act is very worthwhile IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 340214, member: 2189"] I always found this website interesting on issues of God and Religion. [URL="http://www.meta-religion.com/HomeEnglish.htm"][COLOR=red]http://www.meta-religion.com/HomeEnglish.htm[/COLOR][/URL] For those of you of christian faith, an interesting historical study might be [URL="http://www.meta-religion.com/World_Religions/Zoroastrim/zoroastrism.htm"][COLOR=red]http://www.meta-religion.com/World_Religions/Zoroastrim/zoroastrism.htm[/COLOR][/URL] This influence may have come directly from jewish roots and the 600 BC Judean captivity in ancient Babylon in which the Persians came to control and it was a Persian King that released the jewish captives to return to Jerusalem. This influence is suggested here [URL="http://www.meta-religion.com/World_Religions/Zoroastrim/zoroastrianism_and_judaism.htm"][COLOR=red]http://www.meta-religion.com/World_Religions/Zoroastrim/zoroastrianism_and_judaism.htm[/COLOR][/URL] [COLOR=black]Also one must consider the influence of Sumerian beliefs like the Epic of Gilgamesh as Abraham was from Ur of the Chaldees which was a part of the Sumerian world. Ur was also home to a temple tower called a ziggurat and dedicated to the Sumerian Moon deity Nanna so in this southern Mesopotamian area, Sumerian culture was very much a way of life. [/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Gilgamesh may have been a real king around 2700 BC during the 2nd Dynastic period and within his Epic which predates Abraham (2000 to 1700 BC) are the images of an Adam figure and a Noah figure with Gilgamesh having been in a Garden like tempting with a serpent and involving an immortal life. Gilgamesh also had his famous flood and some scholars believe the early Israelite peoples adopted these legends as their own to create their own unique history. [/COLOR] From a Christian perspective, Roman Mithraism proves a very interesting study. Mithraism came to Rome via Persia in 1st century BC and became a very popular religion especially among the military. Meta-Religion as well as other websites have numerous articles on this belief system but I do have a caveat. Unless you are really strong in your faith or have an open mind, you might do well to leave this issue alone. I personally found that it vastly changed my beliefs in many things orthodox but at the same time I came to see the greatness of the biblical moral laws, IMO the "logos" of John Chapter 1 if you will, and the teaching of Jesus of Nazareth. Otherwise, from a historical study and understanding who we are and how we think and act is very worthwhile IMO. [/QUOTE]
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