[I]ndeed, one hears, in early Christian theology, as many echoes of Persian dualism as of Hebrew Puritanism or Greek philosophy.

Will Durant
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Dualism is the idea that there are two forces in the universe, good and evil. It is also called "good and evil," and in Islamic theology, "Allah and Satan," and in Zoroastrianism, "Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu." The idea of dualism is that there are two opposing forces in the universe, which we call good and evil. An important part of the Christian faith is that God created us such that we can choose between these forces. A Western theologian named Origen taught this idea in his book, Against Celsus.

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