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religions of Judaism and Zoroastrianism. Judaism has often been credited as the first monotheistic religion; do you think that is accurate?

What do you think 

My answer below -

According to chapter 2 in the article, Judaism is a religion which is credited for being the first monotheistic religion, is a religion that only believes in one God and has no connection to any political system or territory. According to Judaism, no other god is worshiped. Zoroastrianism on the other hand is a religion along with Buddhism and Judaism is one of the three major universal faiths before Christianity and Islam. The founder of the religion was a man named Zarathustra wanted to redifine the religion as an ethical practice to all people according to the article. Zarathustra was also a Persian. As I stated before, Judasim claims to be the first monothestic religion and I agree with that statement. The religion had no political backing and only worshiped one God

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  • Adullah M
    Lv 7
    5 months ago

    Adam was the first prophet of GOD , whom GOD send him down to be the father of all mankind and then GOD also reveal HIS only religion for Adam and his spouse to lead their lives by teaching the real Monotheistic religion to all mankind, up till now and shall continue till the end of time.  There were 124,000 Prophets whom GOD send down to preach oneness of GOD, to all mankind of all generations and all lands of the earth.

    Please see , Michael H. Hart.

  • Archer
    Lv 7
    5 months ago

    Actually Judaism being credited with that which it was not has been validated. The first Monotheism was of Egyptian origin. Some claim that the Jesus story and Exodus stories were spawned form it.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    5 months ago

    Wrong, Zionism has many gods.

  • Anonymous
    5 months ago

    Monotheism came before Judaism. Adam and Eve were not Jewish. I agree Judaism was the first real monotheistic RELIGION which believed in God. Even if you found a gentile religion that followed 1 false god it would still not be the true religion. God only gave 1 true religion to the world, hence Islam is false. Abraham learned monotheism from Shem and Ever. He was a prophet that tapped into the future and understood how to follow Jewish commandments that were not yet given until Mount Sinai. But he wasn't 100% or 200% Jewish because until God commanded the Jewish people and made the covenant eternal at mount Sinai they were not completely bound to Torah and mitzvah's. 

    Hence Joseph cut his beard in honour of the pharoah although we are prohibited from being completely shaven or smooth shaven yet that is precisely what he did when he was sent to interpret his dream.

    Source(s): Orthodox Jew
  • 
    Lv 4
    5 months ago

    No educated person credits Judaism or Zoroastrianism to be the first monotheistic religion. The first monotheistic religion was created by Pharoah Akhenaten/Amenhotep IV.

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