Is Zoroastrianism same as Old Testament?

[panzer723]

Is Zoroastrianism the same as Old Testament?

Abraham same person as Zoroaster?

 

[IAC]

You tell me.

 

[John Wang]

All those old hokey religions are just metaphors for stars/constellations and chit.

 

[sleepwalk]

There are some similarities and many Zoroastrian and other (pre?)Babylonian concepts, figures, and histories are recognized or said to have influenced Talmudic writings.

Fun fact: Freddie Mercury was a Zoroastrian. His family was Parsi, a small population of ethnically Persian people concentrated in eastern India. The largest percentage of Zoroastrian observants still comes from Parsi communities.

 

[Chesten_Hesten]

Was Zoroaster the first goon to get Herpes zosters?