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Hinduism is generally considered to be the oldest religion still being practiced today. This ancient religion was born when the Aryan peoples migrated to Northern India and first put their religious tradition into writing. The texts they created are the Vedas, which were written around 1,500 B.C.E. (before common era) and have greatly influenced Indian culture ever since.
Several other religions are almost as old as Hinduism. Judaism traces its roots back to the patriarch Abraham, who lived around 1,800 B.C.E. While the Jewish people are descended from Abraham, it was Moses who first recorded the Torah, the Jewish holy text, in 1,400 B.C.E. Most sources consider the date of the Torah as the beginning of Judaism.
Zoroastrianism is sometimes called the world's oldest prophetic religion. It's certainly one of the earliest religions founded by one person. Scholars are not certain when the founding prophet Zarathustra actually lived. Some believe Zarathustra lived in the 6th century B.C.E., while others trace his writings to the 14th or 13th centuries B.C.E.
India has been a veritable cradle for world religions -- in addition to Hinduism, both Jainism and Buddhism originated in India. The first of Jainism's sacred lords, called a Tirthankara, lived in the 8th century B.C.E. The last of these lords was Mahavir, who lived in the 5th century B.C.E. and was a key figure in spreading the religion. The philosophical teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha, spread around Asia after his death in 483 B.C.E.
Oddly enough, the two religions that dominate the world today are relative newcomers to the spiritual scene. Christianity began with the teachings of Jesus Christ around 30 C.E., and Islam started in 610 C.E. with the prophet Muhammad's revelation.
2007-03-28 00:41:49
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answered by mallimalar_2000 7
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From very in the previous guy concept about what could have made this earth, what could have made guy. by some potential they were interested in the acceptable that there became a larger potential (a god). Rituals and sacrifices were executed. This formed the bottom of different branches of religion. So i imagine that no individual is conscious what the oldest faith's call became if it even had a attractiveness.
2016-12-02 22:38:08
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answered by ? 4
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The earliest evidence for elements of Hinduism dates back as far as the late neolithic, to the early Harappan period (ca. 5500–3300 BCE).[51]
The beliefs and practices of the pre-classical era (ca. 1500-500 BCE) are called the "Vedic religion".
The oldest surviving text of Hinduism is the Rigveda, which is dated to between 1700–1100 BCE based on linguistic and philological evidence.
With its foundations in the Vedic civilization, it has no known founder, being itself a conglomerate of diverse beliefs and traditions. It is considered the world's "oldest extant religion
2007-03-28 22:50:42
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answered by Caretaker 7
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Judaism
2007-03-28 01:43:40
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answered by Rock Star 1
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Well, before God flooded the earth, he called on Noah, to build him an Ark (thus the boats and boating section here...)... then, 2 x 2 all the animals boarded for a long cruise (40 days and 40 nights)... I think he landed in Australia because he forgot his wife, no-one NOT on the ark supposedly lived and hey!; We humans survived... Noah found a beach babe at Manley!
2007-03-28 14:56:37
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answered by 6kidsANDalwaysFIXINGsomething 4
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Prostitution
2007-03-28 04:29:47
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answered by Anonymous
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Scientology
2007-03-28 00:40:56
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answered by Anonymous
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Why are we seeing all these religious questions on the BOATS AND BOATING section. Take this off topic stuff to the religious pages where it belongs
2007-03-28 06:19:57
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answered by Anonymous
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Contrived around same time.
2007-03-28 03:28:26
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answered by Anonymous
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