5stringJeff
Senior Member
no1tovote4 said:It speaks to and defines the places where the effect was made and gives examples.
"This influence is clearly visible in the later Jewish writings such as the Book of Daniel and the books of the Maccabees, which were written in the second century BCE."
To simply say that because something is newer it can have no effect on the writings and beliefs of something that began before hand is simply not correct. The concepts explained in this writing are more than the one God theory. If you read this you can see that the explanations are based in logic and an understanding of both religions and their effect on each other, not just in one way but in many different ways.
Daniel was written in the 6th century B.C., not the 2nd century B.C.
And while that seems minor, it's yet another inaccuracy by this author. I am not really inclined to accept his major premise when he gets so many facts wrong.