{"product_id":"2940157421403","title":"Gathas -The Message of Zarathushtra","description":"Zarathushtra and as known in the west, Zoroaster, has been called a teacher, philosopher and prophet. His words have miraculously survived the test of time. The Gathas, the hymns of Zarathushtra are in the form of poem and that is why they remain intact. These teachings are almost 3800 years old, but amazingly are applicable to our modern time. During the past four decades more advances have been made in the translation of the Gathas, thus more riddles have been deciphered and they are understood better than ever before. Religion of Zarathushtra for its belief in liberty developed an amazing culture and civilization, 2500 years ago during the Achaemenids in Persia. This culture produced leaders like Cyrus and Darius the Great who in the ancient history changed the trend of civilization. For the first time the ancient world came to discern the real tolerance toward other religions and cultures. The ancient Persians had very advanced labor laws and did not use slavery in the construction of monuments. Cyrus, upon conquest of Babylon in 539 B.C.E, liberated all the slaves including 50,000 captive Jews, financed their repatriation to Palestine and construction of the Jewish temple. Because of such a generous act, he is the only gentile in the Bible who has been anointed and receives the title of Messiah. The Babylonian conquest, brought the Jews in contact with the Persians and the Jewish religion was influenced by Zoroastrian tenets and through Judaism it exerted influence in Christianity and Islam. It is estimated that three Magi who visited Christ at birth, were indeed, the Zoroastrian priests.","brand":"Next Century Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157267235056,"sku":"2940157421403","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157421403_p0.jpg?v=1764095530","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157421403","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}