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Full Idea
Life after death, resurrection, judgement, heaven and paradise, were all Zoroastrian firsts, as were hell and the devil.
Gist of Idea
Zoroaster conceived the afterlife, judgement, heaven and hell, and the devil
Source
Peter Watson (Ideas [2005], Ch.05)
Book Ref
Watson,Peter: 'Ideas: from fire to Freud' [Phoenix 2006], p.154
A Reaction
He appears to be the first 'prophet'.