>>19470692Christianity is more Theologically Influenced by Second Temple Jewish Apocrypha inspired by Zoroastrianism than the OT.
One exception to this is the book of Daniel. People say that Christianity's views on the spirit world were made up by the Romans but Second Temple Jewish apocrypha had Abraham's Bosom, had different levels of sheol, had a fiery part of Hades where people burned in torment, talked about the judgement day and eternal sentencing for some, talked about angels being imprisoned in Tartarus and spirits in prison, talks about angels being tempted by women and breeding with them, talks about multiple levels of heaven, talks about the Son of Man being given power from the Ancient of Days, talks a lot about demons and evil spirits
Powers, principalities, and dominions are things people fight against in the NT.
>For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for HimThrones, dominions, rulers, and authorities are spirit beings.
Jesus and Judas quoted Enoch and other Jewish apocrypha, Paul mentioned things in Jewish apocrypha and so did John. All of Paul's beliefs about Satan being an evil dualistic being were inherited from quirky Jewish apocalyptic sects heavily influenced by Zoroastrian thought.
https://lost-history.com/christianity_is_older.php 