Zoroastrianism and Judaism

ZOROASTRIANISM AND JUDAISM

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ZOROASTRIANISM
AND JUDAISM

BY

GEORGE WILLIAM CARDER, Ph.D.

With an Introduction by
Charles Gray Shaw, Ph.D

BOSTON
RICHARD G. BADGER
THE GORHAM PRESS

Copyright, 1918, by Richard G. Badger

MADE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Gorham Press, Boston, U. S. A.

PREFACE

There is only a very meager literature on the subject about to be discussed. An attempt will be made to give an outline picture of Zoroastrianism, and then of Judaism when it came to be somewhat a fixed system in the post-exilic times. This will enable us to make the further attempt to give the leading religious, social, and moral conceptions in Zoroastrianism and Judaism, and to indicate under each heading something of the probable influence, or relation, of one system on the other. Throughout the whole discussion, the main sources of information will be the ancient literatures of the two religions. They will be referred to, or quoted, freely, in order that authority may be given for all facts stated.

It must be understood that no attempt will be made to interpret the exalted teachings of the Old Testament, as they are unfolded and revealed in the light of the New Testament. The author has firm convictions regarding the authority of the canonical Old Testament Scriptures. This treatise deals with those Scriptures in a period of time when they were incomplete and when those that were written were available only to a few.

G. W. C.

CONTENTS

Chapter		Page
	Zarathustra and the Zeit-Geist	7
	Introduction	17
I	Zarathustra	23
II	Judaism	28
III	The Idea of Deity	41
IV	The Host of Heaven	55
V	Naturalistic Traits	69
VI	The Expectation of a Redeemer	77
VII	Civil, Social and Ceremonial Regulations	81
VIII	Morals and Ethics	92
IX	The Future Life	96
X	Conclusion	104
	Bibliography	107
	Index	115

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