How Zoroastrianism Changed the World: Impact on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

You may never have heard of it, but you’ve likely been influenced by it. This little-known religion has inspired Voltaire, Nietzsche, and Freddy Mercury. George R.R. Martin based his Game of Thrones character, the Lord of Light on it. Mazda was named after its main god. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have all been profoundly shaped by it. And yet only a very few people follow it today. We’re talking about Zoroastrianism, arguably the world’s oldest monotheistic religion. But what made it such an influential faith and how did it shape the world? Read the article here: Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - Prophet Zarathustra (Zoroaster) 02:50 - Zoroaster’s Teachings 03:25 - What did Zoroaster preach? 04:33 - Zoroastrian eschatology 05:17 - Not fire worshippers 06:20 - Influence on the Abrahamic religions 10:15 - Decline of Zoroastrianism Further Study: