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A:The roots of Judaism and Greek paganism in recognisable forms can both be traced back to the second millennium BCE. The Israelites are now known to have separated from their parent culture among the Canaanites around 1250 BCE and settled in the previously sparsely populated highlands. It is only from this time that we can seriously consider a separate religion beginning to evolve.

Monotheistic Judaism became the official religion of Judah during the seventh-century-BCE reign of King Josiah, although it is possible that there was what scholars call a "Yahweh-only party" for at least some time prior to Josiah. If so, it would certainly have been opposed by all the kings of both Judah and Israel with the possible exception of Hezekiah.

So if we define Judaism as a monotheistic religion, it certainly postdated Greek mythology.

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