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Judaism -- What Is It and Where Did It Come From?

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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The Exiles in Babylon - Why Did We Lose?

In the sixth century b c. it is the exiles in babylon who invent what we now think of as jewish monotheism. The notion that there is only one god, all other gods are false idols. And we must devote ourselves exclusively to this god. So something like what we would now call judaism actually has its roots in the babylonian exile.

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