Did any procede Judaism and die out?
2007-10-30 15:30:50 · 16 answers · asked by I'm an Atheist 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, the cult of Amun-Rah.
2007-10-30 15:33:39 · answer #1 · answered by Dark-River 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Earliest dates we have for Zoroastrianism being definitely around date to the 5th Century BCE, though it seems to have been around for some time before that. Although how much time is very open to debate.
Either way, it seems there were some monotheistic faiths around before Judaism. What kept Judaism surviving and so unique is that it seemed to survive a lot of warfare - both brought about themselves and from other groups attacking it. This lead to the spread of Judaism and leads me to believe it was probably the strongest monotheistic religion in ancient times - if not the first.
Matt
2007-10-30 15:45:54 · answer #2 · answered by mattfromasia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cult of Amun-Ra was an Egyptian religion that saw on God as greatest but still acknowledge the existence of other Gods. Same with Hinduism and Krishna. Abraham was the father of monotheism and from his came both Judaism and Islam. These religions share all of the prophets of the old testament. However, Islam did not start until the revelation of the Qua-ran from the prophet Muhammad which was after the establishment of Judaic law and after the death of Jesus Christ.
2007-10-30 15:40:03 · answer #3 · answered by christianfriend99 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Prehistoric peoples had religions and gods and goddesses..Were some monotheistic probably. There just isn't enough evidence left to really say. You find goddess statues like the Venus of Willendorf. She is a product of Upper Paleolithic Cro-Magnon hunter-gatherers that are around 30,000 BC
2007-10-30 15:38:53 · answer #4 · answered by PROBLEM 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I believe it was Zoroastrianism.
* Their theology has had a great impact on Judaism, Christianity and other later religions, in the beliefs surrounding God and Satan, the soul, heaven and hell, savior, resurrection, final judgment, etc.
* It is one of the oldest religions still in existence,
* It may have been the first monotheistic religion.
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2007-10-30 15:36:03 · answer #5 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Egyptian Pharaoh - Amenhotep IV 18th dynasty - - changed his name to Akhenaten. His name meant "He who is of Service to Aten'. One of his wives was Nefertti. they were the first monotheistic believers - The god of worship was 'Aten' a sun god.
'This was not in itself a new idea: as a relatively minor aspect of the sun god Re-Harakhte, the Aten had been venerated in the Old Kingdom and a large scarab of Akhenaten's grandfather Tuthmosis IV (now in the British Museum) has a text that mentions the Aten. Rather, Akhenaten's innovation was to worship the Aten in its own right. Portrayed as a solar disc whose protective rays terminated in hands holding the ankh hieroglyph for life, the Aten was accessible only to Akhenaten, thereby obviating the need for an intermediate priesthood'
2007-10-30 15:46:16 · answer #6 · answered by Tricia R 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some believe that Zoroastrian preceded Judaism. And no, it is still in existence today, but there are very few.
2007-10-30 15:36:57 · answer #7 · answered by Sapere Aude 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Atonism was the first monotheistic religion.
2007-10-30 16:02:59 · answer #8 · answered by snowbaal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amun-ra. The Sun. worshiped in Egypt 4500bce
2007-10-30 15:35:02 · answer #9 · answered by Truthhunter 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Religion is not the right term.
Faith in our heavenly Father is an reality.
This goes back before man dwelt in a flesh body.
Job 38:7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
2007-10-30 15:37:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Zoroastrianism
2007-10-30 15:34:57 · answer #11 · answered by James 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋