Technomancer wrote:Additionaly, at the time these books were written there were a number of cultures far more materially and technically advanced than the ancient Hebrews. For example, the Sumerians and Akkadians, the Egyptians, Phonecians, Harappans, Chinese, etc.
True, but for every two steps they where ahead of others, they where at least one step behind... for instance, the Egyptians (which if you'll remember, Moses was raised up and educated as one, as well as the slaves living there for years and years) use poo for some of their medical cures (as an example of how backward they are... "here, rub this ointment with fly poo into that open wound."
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BTW, I still haven't found the book, but I remembered the title of it: "The Signature of God" by Grant R. Jeffrey.
PHIL