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What were the main problems faced by the Hebrews?
They were surrounded by warlike nations and idolaters.
How did the beliefs of the Hebrews differ from the Phoenicians?
Belief in One God. The Phoenicians were idolaters.
What are the differences between the sumerians and the Hebrews?
The important difference was the Sumerians being idolaters.
What differences do the Hebrews and Sumerians have?
The important difference was the Sumerians having been idolaters.
What was the impact of barbylonian captivite on judaism?
The old idolaters, at long last, disappeared in shame from Jewish society.
How do the Jews worship as opposed to the Mesopotamians?
The Mesopotamians were idolaters, while the Jews founded the belief in One God (Maimonides).
How did the Jewish culture differ from other smaller Middle Eastern regional cultures?
Belief in One God. The others were all idolaters.
Did Mesopotamians use Judaism?
No. Other than Jews (descendants of Jacob; Israelites) who lived there at various times, the wider populace were idolaters.
In King David's era was a philistine a non-believer?
The Philistines were idolaters, as were the Ammonites, Moabites, Ishmaelites, Canaanites, Edumeans, Egyptians, and so on. The exception was the Israelites, who believed in One ethical God.
Is Elijah in the Bible a hero?
He was a hero in the sense that he risked his life to rebuke King Ach'av (Ahab) and to stand against the "prophets" of the baal (idolaters).
In the book of Genesis What did Abram do at several stopping places?
He called out in the name of the Lord (Genesis ch.12), meaning that he taught the idolaters about the One God.
Do Christians agree about the will of God about the command to put to death idolaters and fornicators or be subject to execution for failing to cleanse the land of abominations?
What we agree on is that this command is no longer in effect.
