[DonaldC]

Nearly all the bible has been borrowed from previous cultures. That should be no surprise to anyone.

[CityCenter]

That would be nearly impossible as there was no means of mass communication or cultural exchange that would have introduced these stories at the time they were written. Not to mention, the oral tradition is far older.

[cuban leaf]

Nearly all the bible has been borrowed from previous cultures. That should be no surprise to anyone.

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Regarding the OT, I agree with you in a way. Nobody ever asks how God dealt with mankind before Moses. Mankind was here a long time before Exodus and so is God. I have little doubt the God of Moses is in bits and pieces of all those ancient religions, but just as the Christian story is a more complete picture of God and His relationship with man than the one presented in the OT, The OT, likewise, is a more complete picture of God and His relationship with man in the times before the OT.

So yes, it could be interpreted as “borrowed” from previous cultures, though that is not exactly how I would put it. And I believe in the age after the Church age, there just may be a yet more complete picture presented to those alive at the time of God and His relationship with man.

[Zionist Conspirator]

Nearly all the bible has been borrowed from previous cultures. That should be no surprise to anyone.

You don't know bo diddley squat about Jewish Tradition, do you? Bet you've spent all your life ticking off redneck Baptists just for the fun of it and totally ignorant of where the Torah comes from.