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CONCRETE, UNDENIABLE EVIDENCE: Jesus's Zoroastrian Foundation

PART 1: LINGUISTIC PROOF (Words Don't Lie) "PARADISE" β€” A Persian Word in Jesus's Mouth When Jesus says to the thief on the cross: "Today you will be with me in Paradise " (Luke 23:43) The Greek was derived from an Old Iranian form, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah, which also derived Old Persian π¬Ÿπ¬€π¬Œπ¬­π¬ŒβΈ±π¬›π¬€π¬‰π¬°π¬€, pairi.daΔ“za.

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PART 1: LINGUISTIC PROOF (Words Don't Lie) "PARADISE" β€” A Persian Word in Jesus's Mouth When Jesus says to the thief on the cross: "Today you will be with me in Paradise " (Luke 23:43) The Greek was derived from an Old Iranian form, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah, which also derived Old Persian π¬Ÿπ¬€π¬Œπ¬­π¬ŒβΈ±π¬›π¬€π¬‰π¬°π¬€, pairi.daΔ“za. The literal meaning of this word is 'walled enclosure', from *pari- 'around' Wikipedia One of the words for "heaven" in the Bible is Paradise - and this word, from the ancient Iranian words pairi-daeza, "enclosed garden," is one of the very few definite Persian loan-words in the Bible. GMU FACT: Jesus used a Persian Zoroastrian word for heaven. Not Hebrew. Not Aramaic. Persian. "DEVIL/DEMON" β€” Persian Origin The term "devil" in English, synonymous with Satan, is believed by some scholars to have its roots in the Avestan language, an ancient Iranian language.

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Avesta Β· Hebrew Bible Β· New Testament Β· Talmud

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