That's when monotheism began with zoroastrianism. Maybe the problem lies within the monotheistic stream then. They needed a foil to explain the bad things.
My main argument rests in the idea that if Adam and Eve were indeed the first humans, then they knew there was only one God, for they walked with Him in the Garden. They definitely would’ve passed that belief on to their children. We see evidence of this in the story of Cain and Able offering their sacrifices to that same God. As time progressed Polytheism would’ve crept in, especially in the post diluvian world, where we see a lot of evidence of polytheism in the nations that rose to power during that time.
That's when monotheism began with zoroastrianism. Maybe the problem lies within the monotheistic stream then. They needed a foil to explain the bad things.
Monotheism started at the beginning of time and devolved into Polytheism. I will die on this hill.
Doesn't seem that way to me. Egypt for example.
My main argument rests in the idea that if Adam and Eve were indeed the first humans, then they knew there was only one God, for they walked with Him in the Garden. They definitely would’ve passed that belief on to their children. We see evidence of this in the story of Cain and Able offering their sacrifices to that same God. As time progressed Polytheism would’ve crept in, especially in the post diluvian world, where we see a lot of evidence of polytheism in the nations that rose to power during that time.
There is no way to confirm this hebrew tale though. It's not historical.