Ancient Iranian foundationsGathic theology, Asha/Druj, moral choice and early Mazdan structures.
539 BCE onwardPersian rule creates sustained administrative and cultural contact with Jewish communities.
Second Temple periodLater apocalypticism, resurrection, angelology and sectarian development become central archive questions.
First centuryJesus, John, Matthew's Magi, Father language, Light and Truth.
Later receptionChristianity, Islam, philosophy and comparative religious development.