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The culture of the Old Testament

It is important to recognise that the world view of the ancient Israelites did not develop or exist in isolation from the countries and cultures that surrounded it.

Israel existed at a cross roads between powerful cultures and civilisations, it was fought over repeatedly and was at times conquered, liberated and then conquered again. All of this affected the way the people thought about themselves, their world and their God. In much the same way Britain, though in many ways individual and distinctive from France or Germany, shares many cultural similarities and assumptions with its neighbours.

Ancient Israel shared many of the same ideas about God and this is reflected in the Bible stories that we read today.

For example, ancient Egypt worshipped the Sun God – who was first of all the gods and the father of all creation. The Egyptians wrote hymns to their god – and one famous one is in many ways similar to Psalm 104.

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