Chaldaean Oracles, Zoroaster
- Chaldaean Oracles: Verses 25-27: "The Monad first existed, and the Paternal Monad still subsists. When the Monad is extended,..."
- Chaldaean Oracles: Verses 28-32: "The Mind of the Father said that all things should be cut into three: His will..."
The Chaldaean Oracles have survived as fragmentary texts from the 2nd century AD, and consist mainly of Hellenistic commentary on a single mystery-poem that was believed to have originated in Chaldea (Babylonia). They appear to be a syncretic combination of Neoplatonic elements with Persian or Babylonian ideas. Zoroaster’s authorship is traditional, and not generally accepted by scholars.