Zoroastrianism (ancient Persia/Iran/Aryan) predates Abrahamic religions.
Jews were basically nomads who got caught in the middle between Cretan and Persian (and Egyptian) empires expanding.
The Cretan empire expanded outward from Greece/Aegean Sea and became known as the Phoenicians. They brought their religion with them which incorporated Moloch, the Minotaur's Maze from Knossos.
The Persian empire also expanded outward at this time. They brought their religion with them which incorporated Sky Father (Deus / Djous / Zeus Pater) and Earth Mother (Anahita).
The cultures crossed mainly in the Lebanon/Levant/Canaan regions. This was where the two cultures mixed together.
The apostles of Jesus are basically prototype messiahs who were canonized (baptized) into a new persona in writing to form the Bible. They did not actually come together as 12 of Jesus' followers all alive at once. It's a metaphor IMO. The Bible was written as an understanding of the melding cultures.
Zoroastrianism (ancient Persia/Iran/Aryan) predates Abrahamic religions.
Jews were basically nomads who got caught in the middle between Cretan and Persian empires expanding.
The Cretan empire expanded outward from Greece/Aegean Sea and became known as the Phoenicians. They brought their religion with them which incorporated Moloch, the Minotaur's Maze from Knossos.
The Persian empire also expanded outward at this time. They brought their religion with them which incorporated Sky Father (Deus / Djous / Zeus Pater) and Earth Mother (Anahita).
The cultures crossed mainly in the Lebanon/Levant/Canaan regions. This was where the two cultures mixed together.
The apostles of Jesus are basically prototype messiahs who were canonized (baptized) into a new persona in writing to form the Bible. They did not actually come together as 12 of Jesus' followers all alive at once. It's a metaphor IMO. The Bible was written as an understanding of the melding cultures.
Zoroastrianism (ancient Persia/Iran/Aryan) predates Abrahamic religions.
Jews were basically nomads who got caught in the middle between Cretan and Persian empires expanding.
The Cretan empire expanded outward from Greece/Aegean Sea and became known as the Phoenicians. They brought their religion with them which incorporated Moloch, the Minotaur's Maze from Knossos.
The Persian empire also expanded outward at this time. The cultures crossed mainly in the Lebanon/Levant/Canaan regions. This was where the two cultures mixed together.
The apostles of Jesus are basically prototype messiahs who were canonized (baptized) into a new persona in writing to form the Bible. They did not actually come together as 12 of Jesus' followers all alive at once. It's a metaphor IMO. The Bible was written as an understanding of the melding cultures.