How were the early religions of judaism and zoroastrianism alike?

a. both are based on the ten commandments.
b. both originated in the babylonian empire.
c. both are based on the concept of monotheism.
d. both believed in many different gods.

The correct option is A

Zoroastrianism has a unique importance in the history of religions because of its links with the Western Abrahamic and Eastern Dharmic traditions.

Some believe that the teachings of Zoroaster came to make their mark in Judaism. These are seen in the angelology, the belief in a future state of rewards and punishments, the immortality of the soul and the final judgment. All this is a fundamental part of the Zoroastrian scheme. Additionally, the figure of Satan, originally a servant of God, assigned to Him as his prosecutor, came to resemble that of Ahriman, the enemy of Ahura Mazda (God), more and more. Also, the figure of the Messiah, who was initially a future King of Israel who would save his people from oppression, evolved, in Isaiah, for example, into a universal Savior very similar to the Persian (Iranian) Saoshyant. Other points of comparison between Persia (Iran) and Israel include the doctrine of the millennia, the Last Judgment, the heavenly book in which human actions are inscribed, the Resurrection, the final transformation of the earth, Paradise on earth or in Heaven, Hell, etc.

It is believed that a good number of elements of eschatology, soteriology, angelology and demonology of Judaism - a key influence on Christianity - have their origin in Zoroastrianism, and were transferred to Judaism during the Babylonian captivity and the Persian era. However, there are differences in belief systems.

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