Ancient religions akin to Christianity

[Stronk Serb]

What I am talking about are religions which may have influenced or may have not. One of the religions nearby is Zoroastrianism. It's a religion far more ancient than Christianity or maybe even Judaism.

It speaks of a figure known as the Saoshyant, a man who when he is born will fight and lead humanity to victory against falsehood and darkness, bearing large similarities to the figure of messiah and Jesus.

[RickySparks]

Uh, it's very interesting but were you looking for answers or help?

[NewLeafsFan]

To be completely honest, before reading this post I has not heard of the religion or figure that you mentioned. That being said, it really doesn't surprise me. Religions that originate within the same geographical area are often closely related. In the West, you have the Christians and Muslims that are related through strong ties to Judaism.

The East is a bit more complicated with many religions that have similarities to mythology with many deities and interesting stories about how the world came to be. The East also has several religions that follow no deity but try to live similarly to an ancient philosopher like Buddha or Confucius. And you also have Sikhism, which is younger and originate when Muslims and Hindus were in close proximity. Many people would tell you that it is a cross of the two faiths.

[Stronk Serb]

Uh, it's very interesting but were you looking for answers or help?

Answersbuf you knew any other religions similar to each other.

To be completely honest, before reading this post I has not heard of the religion or figure that you mentioned. That being said, it really doesn't surprise me. Religions that originate within the same geographical area are often closely related. In the West, you have the Christians and Muslims that are related through strong ties to Judaism.

The East is a bit more complicated with many religions that have similarities to mythology with many deities and interesting stories about how the world came to be. The East also has several religions that follow no deity but try to live similarly to an ancient philosopher like Buddha or Confucius. And you also have Sikhism, which is younger and originate when Muslims and Hindus were in close proximity. Many people would tell you that it is a cross of the two faiths.

Also I see some similarities to the divine saviour figure in Norse heathenry. During Ragnarok, the end times for the Norse, god Thor will come to battle the evil snake Jormugandr as the gods clash with the gods from underworld, or Hel how it is known. Thor will slay the snake and save humanity.

Also there are elements of the ancient religions incorporated into Christianity. The Serbs celebrate a slava, it was a patron god day in our pagan times. After christianization the gods were changed with saints. It's a thing only Serbs celebrate because we were very resistant to baptism.

[lliam]

I have never really thought about such issues in depth, but I believe that religions and culture are constantly being influenced by others.

This happend to the Romans and Greeks and their influence on Christianity is obvious.

And since the Greeks were certainly also influenced by other role models, it may be that such an influence goes back to the deepest Stone Age.


And that is probably the reason why in such comparisons we'll encounter the same archetypes in the legends and myths of different religions and cultures again and again.