I would be surprised if they were borrowing ideas from other cultures in the area (and vice versa). The various peoples in Mesopotamia were interacting regularly; so, some back and forth of ideas is to be expected. Though as a law code, Deuteronomy seems like it would be more home grown.
And further back? Babylonian? There’s some Gilgamesh and Atrahasis in the bible, Moses among others…
I would be surprised if they were borrowing ideas from other cultures in the area (and vice versa). The various peoples in Mesopotamia were interacting regularly; so, some back and forth of ideas is to be expected. Though as a law code, Deuteronomy seems like it would be more home grown.
Not at all surprised, christianity has assimilated all kinds of religions, usually as evil or demon prince. Some examples: Moloch, Beelzebub.
You can literally look up <ancient deity> and search for christianity.
Sorry, just recognized my typo, I meant to say “I wouldn’t be surprised…”., Not sure how I missed that.