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“It suggests that the most formative time for biblical literature was the period following the destruction of the kingdom of Israel in 722 bce, the decades leading up to the destruction of the kingdom of Judah in 586 bce, and especially the centuries thereafter, during which new communities re-emerged in both the North and the South.”
― Jacob L. Wright, Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins

“many emperors of Rome, under the rubric of “One God, One Emperor,” supported a form of monotheism to fit their needs. These form of “pagan monotheism” almost triumphed before Christianity got a chance; and also had great influence on the internal elements added to Christianity in the later Roman period.”
― Glenn Young, The Ba'al Theory of Christianity: Exploring the impact of human sacrifice on western religion

“Sun Cult verse Thunder Cults – Punic Origins of Druidism and Christianity, Virpiranta, Mika (Books on Demand, 2012).”
― Glenn Young, The Ba'al Theory of Christianity: Exploring the impact of human sacrifice on western religion