"For example , it 's widely accepted that Judaism did not arise in a cultural vacuum , but that the ancient Hebrews borrowed theology and mythology from the Canaanites , Babylonians , and Persians ."
"And from the Egyptians . I was skimming through a book last night called `` 101 Myths of the Bible `` ( IIRC ) that explained how the Creation myth in Genesis ( and many other myths in the Bible ) was a modified form of Egyptian ( and possibly , Bablylonian , etc . - I ca n't remember ) mythologies ."
"Hebrews borrowed theology and mythology from the Canaanites , Babylonians , and Persians ."
"many other myths in the Bible ) was a modified form of Egyptian ( and possibly , Bablylonian , etc . - I ca n't remember ) mythologies ."