WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT ROME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the three religions is the oldest?
A
Judaism
B
Christianity
C
Islam
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Judaism, the oldest Abrahamic religion, is based on a strict, exclusive monotheism, finding its origins in the sole veneration of Yahweh, the predecessor to the Abrahamic conception of God.

Detailed explanation-2: -The word Hindu is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, many practitioners refer to their religion as Sanātana Dharma (Sanskrit: , lit. ‘’the Eternal Dharma”) which refers to the idea that its origins lie beyond human history, as revealed in the Hindu texts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Its founder, Zarathushtra, wrote down hymns that predate written Sanskrit literature, which makes it possible to claim that Zoroastrianism is older than Hinduism, formally codified.

Detailed explanation-4: -The most important aspect of Jainism is Ahiṃsa (non-violence), Anekantavada (many-sidedness), Aparigraha (non-attachment) and Asceticism. Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, many practitioners refer to it as “the eternal way”.

Detailed explanation-5: -Judaism is traditionally considered one of the oldest monotheistic religions in the world, although in the 8th century BCE the Israelites were polytheistic, with their worship including the gods El, Baal, Asherah, and Astarte. Yahweh was originally the national god of the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah.

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