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With Texas and other states forcing religion in public schools, this now is political.
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I'm not sure when the Torah was compiled/written, but this fun fact may be related to the other fun fact that the religion that Judaism evolved from was monolatrist or henotheistic. That is, they only worshipped their one god, but unlike modern monotheists they didn't reject the idea that other gods existed. Much like how a Greek who believes in Zeus and Poseidon might not have any problem believing that Ra and Isis exist, they're just not "the gods I worship".
It's not clear precisely when the early Yahwism transitioned into being monotheistic like they are today. It was probably a fairly gradual process.
The cult of Yahweh. Yahweh started as one of the the 70 cananite gods, specifically god of storms and war. The cult of Yahweh believed Yahweh was also El, the head god. The founding of the cult was attributed to Abraham. They built the first temple to him, which was destroyed when they were enslaved. Then in exile it transformed from Yahweh being El to Yahweh being the only god, the full transformation happening with Moses. They go to the promised land, the second temple is built, Rome conqueres the Levant, the messiah arrives and fulfills profecies, dies, jews rebel, the second temple is destroyed, and everyone scatters.
I had some fun coming up with this one, I'm curious how it would resonate with a Jewish person seeing as I'm just a layman:
And it came to pass in the latter days that the remnant of Jacob,
who had been sifted among the nations and tried in the furnace of many kings,
were gathered by the hand of the LORD
from the north country, and from the coasts of the west, and from the valley where bones had been dried by the heat of man’s cruelty.
And the LORD set their feet upon the hills of their fathers, and the watchmen again cried from the towers of Zion, and the vineyards were planted, and the fig trees gave forth their fruit. And the people rejoiced, and they said: Surely the LORD has done this, and none shall make us afraid.
But in the days of plenty, the people’s hearts grew fat, and they forgot the covenant, and the law of mercy was no more upon their tongues. They hardened their faces against the stranger and the sojourner, and stretched forth the arm of strength against their neighbors.
Then the word of the LORD came unto His servants, the prophets, saying:
Thus saith the LORD: Remember the house of bondage, and how I bore thee on eagles’ wings out of the furnace of affliction.
Deal justly, love mercy, and walk humbly before thy God, lest the land vomit thee out as it did the nations before thee.
But they mocked the messengers of God,
and despised His words, and misused His prophets,
until the wrath of the LORD arose against His inheritance.
And the hedge was broken,
and the enemies came up as a flood from the east and the west,
and the place of the sanctuary was laid waste.
You tend to see the switch in the second temple period. At that point, Judaism was heavily influenced by Persian Zoroastrianism, which is expressly monotheist. There may be some pollination in both directions, too.