There is heavy symbology present in the form of fire. It plays an important part in many of the rituals and ceremonies, and is representative of Ahura Mazda himself. Ahura Mazda is described as glorious, giving way for light to be recognized as divine. The sacred fire, present in Fire Temples, is said to be a representation of the illumination of man. Fire Temples are …show more content…
Yahweh at this time was recognized as the liberator of slaves, and as Robert Karl Gnuse says in No Other Gods: Emergent Monotheism in Israel, “The emphasis upon Yahweh as a liberator in the exodus implies that the Jewish portrayal of God sprang more from the despair of an oppressed people.”25 The idea that Yahweh was the creator of the world could have been brought on from the idea that Ahura Mazda(or Zurvan in Zurvanism) created the good in the world, bringing with him Angra Mainyu and the Yazatas and