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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Nathan B., post: 7997105, member: 112852&quot;]This is not really correct on several counts.&nbsp; There are eschatological beliefs and beliefs related to the afterlife within the traditions of Judaism. Furthermore, the origins of these beliefs come from Zoroastrian influence during the Achaemenid period.&nbsp; Prior to this Persian influence, these beliefs were not present within ancient Israelite religion.</p><p><br /></p><p>Update: The influence of Zoroastrian belief on the Judaisms of the day varied somewhat.&nbsp; Zoroastrian influence in some ways had more of an effect on the Essenes than on the Pharisees.&nbsp; In terms of a focus on eschatological matters, early Christianity had much in common with the Essenes, and that is why in terms of emphasis it began to diverge from Pharisaic Judaism, which went on to develop into Judaism as we now recognize it.&nbsp; Islam, of course, borrowed from both Judaism and Christianity.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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