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Mandaeism versus Zoroastrianism comparison chart
 | Mandaeism | Zoroastrianism |
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| Practices | Weekly baptisms. |
Fire is used in Zoroastrian worship. Zoroastrians also pray 5 times a day. |
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| Founder | St. John the Baptist. |
Zarathustra Haechataspa Spitama or Zoroaster (Greek) or Zartosht (Parsi) |
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| Belief of God | Monotheism |
One God. |
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| Scriptures | Common |
The Zend Avesta. |
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| Geographical distribution and predominance | Iran and Iraq. |
Middle East, Central Asia and Northern India. |
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| Concept of Deity | Monotheism |
One Good God, Who is in cosmic battle with one evil god. |
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| Prophets | Adam, Enoch, and St. John the Baptist. |
Zarathustra (Zoroaster) |
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| Resurrection of Jesus | Denied. |
Denied |
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| View of God | A benevolent God |
God is All Good. |
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| Prophet | St. John the Baptist. |
Zarathustra |
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| Time of origin | Approx. 27 AD. |
2000 B.C. |
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| Introduction (from Wikipedia) | Mandaeism, as the religion of the Mandaean people, is based more on a common heritage than on any set of religious creeds and doctrines. A basic guide to Mandaean theology does not exist. |
Zoroastrianism /ˌzɒroʊˈæstriənɪzəm/, also called Zarathustraism, Mazdaism and Magianism, is an ancient Iranian religion and a religious philosophy. It was once the state religion of the Achaemenid, Parthian, and Sasanian empires. |
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