ESCHATOLOGY, the branch of theology concerned with final things, i.e., the advent of the savior to defeat evil and the end of the world.
i. In Zoroastrianism and Zoroastrian Influence.
ii. Manichean Eschatology.
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ESCHATOLOGY, the branch of theology concerned with final things, i.e., the advent of the savior to defeat evil and the end of the world.
i. In Zoroastrianism and Zoroastrian Influence.
ii. Manichean Eschatology.
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