Mages
Mages are the Persian Chokhmei Umot HaOlam Noahites established by Daniel. Cyrus the Great as well as Gaumata were Mit-tran Noahites. Through the first Messianic Noahite Magi (who honoured the birth of the last Hasmonean Prince Rebbe Yehoshua Minzaret) they influenced the Tsabis.
Also known as Mithraism or Zurvanism, Magianism appears to have been a thing a few different times throughout history. It is a sect of Zoroastrianism which regards Ahura Mazda as nothing but an angelic emanation (Yazid) of the High-God which they call Zurvan. They also seem to have had a significant influence in the area of the Greater Persian Empire between 651 and 692 AD.
Simon the Sorcerer was an example of a wicked Mage.
In the Roman Province of Tachkastan they allied themselves with certain Sadducees known as Al-Lahazim.
634
Thomas the Presbyter said that the Tayyaye of MHMT attacked Romans near Gaza at this time. We assume this was part of the on-going Byzantine-Persian wars over the Holy Land.
651
The first Mithran "bismillah" coins appear.
650s
The earliest codices of the Islamic Quran begin to appear in Fustat. Byzantine records state that the authors were an Emir, Abu Turab and a Pharisee while modern day analysis of the codices proposes that there was apparently one compiling editor. The religious views of that person can be identified from the materials alone without reference to the interpretations provided by Islam which later adopted those same materials. The views include:
- belief in a supreme being and its emanation to whom obedience is promoted.
- belief that Jesus the son of Mary is the supreme being's emanation and word and spirit.
- anti-tritheism.
- anti-modalism.
- anti-adoptionism.
- anti-paganism
656
Uthman appointed Ali as his successor. The Mithreans went to war against the Tsabians & Al-Lahazim but the Tsabians & Al-Lahazim won. However, Muawiya converted to Byzantine Christianity rather than accept Paulician rule.
660
The Tsabians ruled until 660 when they were overthrown by the Mithreans again. The terms of the peace treaty promised that the Tsabians & Al-Lahazim Candidate (Hussein) would rule following Muawiya.
680
The Mithreans did not keep their promise and killed the Tsabians & Al-Lahazim Candidate. Hence the Al-Lahazim established ibn Al-Zubayir as their ruler.
The Tsabians fled first to Armenia then Thrace.
The 6th Ecumenical Council appointed John Maron to lead them.
The Tsabians still survive today as Oriental Orthodox and the Tzigane of Biharia.
692
Abdu Malik adopts the Mithran style on his coins but then changes to Islam later in the year. This is the last trace we have of Zoroastrian Noahites.
