the belief in One God.
Judaism differed from the Sumerians and other ancient religions in the following ways:
1) It was the only religion in which God spoke to the entire assembled nation (Exodus ch.19) of over two million people.
2) It made a complete break from the surrounding idolatry. Their monotheism (belief in One God) set the Jews apart because other ancient nations did not share it. We've heard (for example) of the Greek mythology and Roman mythology. What not everyone is aware of is that idolatry tended to go hand in hand with cruel, licentious and excessive behavior, since the caprices which were narrated concerning the idols were adopted as an excuse to imitate those types of behavior.
Compare that to God, who reveals His attributes in the Torah as wise, kind, holy, and pure. God is One, so the command to imitate His attributes (Deuteronomy 8:6) was (and is) a straightforward matter once one is even minimally familiar with the Torah.
Accordingly, Judaism was:
3) The only ancient religion in which a large percentage of its adherents were literate and scholars.
4) It was the only religion in which the people were ruled by God, with no need for a king, for several centuries (see Judges 8:23 and 1 Samuel 8:4-7).
5) The concept of morality was also the work of the Hebrews' religion, including the dignity and value of a person. It is the responsibility of the community to support the widow, the orphan, the poor, and the stranger passing through.
6) Under the law of Judaism, everyone had recourse to the courts. A child, widow, wife, etc., could initiate legal action against any citizen to redress perpetrated harm. Compare this to those societies in which (at most) only mature, land-owning males had rights.
7) Government is accountable to a higher authority. In other ancient societies, the monarch was all-powerful. Among the Israelites, however, the king was under the constant scrutiny of the Divinely-informed prophets, who didn't hesitate to castigate him publicly for any misstep in the sight of God. And, other than for the crime of rebellion, the king couldn't punish any citizen by his own decision. He was obligated by the Torah-procedures like everyone else (Talmud, Sanhedrin 19a).
8) A robber repays double to his victim, or works it off. Unlike in many other ancient societies, in Judaism debtors are not imprisoned or harmed. They are made to sell property and/or work to repay what they owe. Compare this to the Roman practice by which anyone could accuse a man of owing them money and the debtor could be killed.
It is important to note that every one of the above existed in Judaism thousands of years earlier than in other nations. Here's just one example: Aristotle, who was among the greatest of the Greeks, and Seneca, the famous Roman, both write that killing one's young babies is perfectly acceptable.
One major difference is the concept of monotheism in early Hebrew religion, where they believed in one God, while Sumerians had a polytheistic religion with multiple gods and goddesses. Additionally, Hebrew religion focused on morality and ethical teachings, while Sumerian religion revolved around rituals and offerings to appease the gods.
The Hebrews believed in one all-powerful God who was present everywhere.
The religion that was least influened by the Hebrews, in my opinion, is the Japanese Shinto religion.Answer:Anything east (or south) of Afghanistan. plus the indigenous beliefs in the New World.
Christianity and Islam are two major religions that evolved from the Hebrew religion. Christianity was founded by Jesus of Nazareth, who was a Jew and claimed to be the fulfilled Messiah promised in the Hebrew scriptures. Islam, founded by the Prophet Muhammad, recognizes many of the same prophets as Judaism and Christianity, including Abraham and Moses.
The Canaanite religion involved practices such as child sacrifice, temple prostitution, and ritualistic actions that were considered abhorrent by other cultures. These practices were seen as immoral and in conflict with monotheistic belief systems.
Judaism is one of the oldest religions in the world, with its roots going back to the ancient Hebrews and the covenant with God established by Abraham around 2000 BCE. The development of Judaism as a distinct religion continued through the leadership of Moses, the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai, and the establishment of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
The term "Hebrews" is used in the New Testament to refer to the Jewish people. It was used to distinguish Jewish believers from Gentile believers. So, yes, Hebrews were mentioned in the New Testament.
The important difference was the Sumerians having been idolaters.
The important difference was the Sumerians being idolaters.
It was different from the religions around it, because the Hebrews believed in one God above all others.
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Many religions have had virtually no exposure to the religion of the Hebrews; such as Buddhism, Confucianism, hinduism, Shintoism, Taoism and animism. In general, nations east of Iran, west of the Atlantic, north of the Mediterranean region and south of the Sahara had no knowledge of the Hebrews in olden times.It is easier to state the religions that have been influenced by Judaism, since there are only two: Christianity and Islam.
Hebrews is just bad grammar, not bad religion.
Zoroastrianism appears to have held motheism before Judaism, but it is *very* disputed exactly when monotheism developed in the Abrahamic religions.
None of the above, although the Hebrews were closest: they were initially monolatrous, which is a forerunner of monotheism.
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Christianity and Islam both originated from the religious ideas of the Hebrews because they are all Abrahamic (they all follow Abraham of the Bible). These two religions were also created many years after Judaism had been established.
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Judaism