My guess is "Chaldean Astronomy". Judaism predates both Christianity and Islam, but not astrology. Abraham (formerly Abram) was originally a native of what is now Iraq (ancient Chaldea). The polytheists of his time studied the stars as part of their religious observances, looking for signs and portents. While I personally DISAGREE with this view, I believe it is the easiest answer to your question.
2006-09-20 16:07:43
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answered by MamaBear 6
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Since astrology and Judaism are the oldest... we must go back to the days of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. They believed in God while everyone else followed other gods.
I will paste from an article I wrote years back...
"Think about it; all the ancient religions taught that the universe had no beginning,... but one. Some taught that gods came out of sort of a watery substance and that the earth was made through great upheavals and violence between the gods. A religion is worthless unless it is grounded in scientific fact. If there is such a religion today, then we better find out what the truth is in all this.
I believe the God of the Bible is the most logical explanation for our universe as we know it today. Consider these next few statements of rational logic. First, there has to be a cause for every effect. The universe had to come from something. There is no natural explanation for how the sun, moon, and stars could come from nothing! Therefore, for every effect, there has to be a cause! This Cause has to come from outside the universe; outside of nature. In other words;...supernatural. When I state "supernatural" I mean; a limitless being outside of time and space. Think about it! The only religion that ever stated otherwise was the biblical concept of Genesis! God always existed, but the universe did not!
Second, the Cause must be independent of it's effect. It can not be required to depend it's existence upon the universe. For nothing can change from a state of nothingness.
Third, the Cause must be infinitely powerful! If it were limited, it would have to be confined by some other thing. It can not be limited by nothing and if it were limited, it would not be independent any longer. The effect can not be greater than the cause. The Cause has to be greater than the effect! It has to be greater than all the forces of the universe combined!
Fourth, the first Cause must be eternal. The creator must exist outside of time. The God of the Bible stated this in Exodus 3:14 and John 8:58. All the other religions honored harvest gods, war gods, moon gods, sun gods, animal-headed gods, fertility gods and goddesses. In fact, most of these gods were restricted to time as well as location. (1)
Fifth, the first Cause must be spiritual. Only an entity outside the universe could have created it. It must be beyond the physical elements. John 4:24 states that God is Spirit.
Sixth, the first Cause must be all-knowing. The creator created the universe. Albert Einstein wrote, "The harmony of natural law... reveals and intelligence of such superiority that compared with it, all the systematic thinking and acting of human beings is an insignificant reflection." (2)
Last, the first Cause must be a Person. There is design in the universe. For it is balanced by the four fundamental nuclear forces. If altered by the slightest one millionth of a degree, all the stars would cease to exist. The Person would have to be a creator with desires, because the creator did not need the creation in order to exist. Rather, the universe was created out of pleasure! It is not unreasonable to suggest that the Bible is the best explanation."
I can send you the entire article of this presentation but this is enough for you to start thinking about the subject at hand.
2006-09-20 15:59:27
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answered by ddead_alive 4
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Zoroastrianism was earlier than all of them astrology comes from Babylon the Jews were exiled into Babylon at about the same time they were righting the Talmud, So we have the Story of Gilgamesh as Noah and the coded reference of the ages of the patriarchs coinciding with the 432,000 year cycle of the Babylonian calender. or the time it takes the earth to wobble through the zodiac.
The common ancestor is the collective consciousness of all humanity and our need to understand and to explain the transcendent witch is of course beyond language or art .
Maya masks of God.
2006-09-20 16:13:36
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answered by Rich 5
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Paganism.
2006-09-20 15:52:34
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answered by Willow S 2
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Paganism. Its believed to be the oldest religious thought 20,000 years old
2006-09-20 17:04:33
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answered by Belladonna 4
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Paganism....
All Hail Ba'al
2006-09-20 15:52:51
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answered by JerseyRick 6
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Paganism. Blessed be.
2006-09-20 15:59:46
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answered by Ravenhawk 4
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We all come from Babylon, after God created humans
2006-09-20 16:06:36
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answered by ? 4
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The Mysteries.
I think you are looking for Earth?
2006-09-20 15:52:32
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answered by Anonymous
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The moon.
2006-09-20 16:00:03
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answered by Spookshow Baby 5
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