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Originally Posted by VigorsTheGrey
It should come as no surprise that Judaism has its antecedents and that it developed along the way.
All religions are the product of human achievement, whatever the targets of their worship and adoration or practice.
They did not spring fully developed, nor were they just given ready made from some outside source.
They were not “revealed” to us by omniscient deity in a complete package...the various oral and written sources underwent revision and redaction through the ages.
The deity espoused by the Israelites is by no means unique nor original but simply a syncretism of existing historical mythological narratives or historical embellishments relating to various leaders, Kings, rulers or other hero’s, and most likely a combination of the two...
The Israelites drew on many cultures in fabricating their narratives...they are not special or unique in this respect...the claim that “they” “gave” the world monotheism, IMO, is absurd...
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Actually, all religions save for the bible's are the product of carnal imaginations.
