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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. My main point was that in the old testament the God there chooses the jews even though they often don't believe in him. They are his special people. He stays with them like a parent with his children even when they disobey and hes cruel to other groups of people. The Christian God does not believe in a special group of people at all. Its a different God that doesn't care about your lineage.  Then the Christian God eventually forgets the jews. Doesn't go back to get them. Just moves onto using his spirit to convince Pagans to follow him. To me it's all so obvious that the two Gods are inconsistent with each other and not the same God. [/quote]

Belief in the Christian God evolved like everything else. The early Israelites were culturally indistinguishable from their Canaanite neighbors, who worshipped a pantheon led by El, the creator and father of the gods. Other prominent figures included the storm god Baal and El's consort Asherah. Evidence suggests Yahweh (the Jewish name for God) originated as a local warrior or storm god from the southern regions of Edom or Midian. When this deity was introduced to the north, he was initially integrated into the Canaanite-style pantheon, possibly even viewed as one of the many sons of El. Over time, the Israelites syncretized Yahweh with El, eventually using the names interchangeably. Yahweh assumed El’s title as "Most High" and the supreme creator. This evolved into monolatry, the worship of one god (Yahweh) as a national patron while still acknowledging the existence of other gods like Baal, who became Yahweh's primary rivals. Following the Babylonian Exile (6th century BCE), Israelite religion shifted from monolatry to exclusive monotheism. The existence of other gods was denied entirely, and those other gods were reclassified as idols or demons. Yahweh was no longer just a national deity but the one and only "God" of all nations. By the Hellenistic and Roman periods, Jews began substituting the sacred name "Yahweh" with titles like Adonai ("Lord"). Christianity emerged from this Second Temple Judaism, further evolving the concept. [/quote]

OP here. I'm with you and agree these are all the results of cultural shifts. However obviously "God" cannot be all of those things and still be the same god. Same way the God of Judiasm and Christianity is not the same God, but a God that has changed according to cultural influences.[/quote]

I appreciate your curiosity. It is fascinating to learn about how religions/god(s) belief has changed over time. For example, compare the belief systems of Egypt (influenced by the flooding of the Nile) versus the belief systems of the Levant (influenced by rain/drought).

It is also sad how many adults go around who are completely ignorant and think that their god (typically Jesus) sprang out of nowhere as an eternal existing being that created the universe. [/quote]

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