The Mazda Archive
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The Mazda Archive

A searchable research library exploring Ahura Mazda, Asha, the Magi, Iranian religious history, and the transmission of ideas across the ancient world.

859Archived articles
9Research collections
1Connected evidence dossier

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Cornerstone pieces for understanding the archive's central historical and theological case.

Research Collections

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Research Timeline

Follow the archive's chronology from ancient Iranian religion into the Second Temple and early Christian worlds.

ZarathustraGathas, Asha, Druj, Mazda and ethical choice.
Achaemenid PersiaCyrus, Darius and sustained Persian–Jewish contact.
Second TempleDaniel, resurrection, Pharisees, Sadducees and Qumran.
Jesus & the MagiFather, Light, Truth, Magian recognition and Gospel comparison.
Later TraditionsChristian, Islamic and philosophical adaptations and comparisons.

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