What are we to make of the incredible similarity of Israel's deity and cult to those of her neighbors?

我们怎么样解释以色列的神与,它邻国宗教的相似性？

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The evolutionary model is, I think, responding to, and picking up on, the fact that in many respects, Yahweh resembles the gods of Israel's neighbors.

进化模型，我认为，回应了或者说挑选了这个事实，在很多方面，耶和华与以色列邻国的神灵相似。

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In terms of per capita income, it's, you know, third or fourth of what its neighbours are.

就人均收入而言，还是邻国的三分之一或四分之一。

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They probably succeeded in subduing some of their neighbors, collecting tribute--there's some controversy about that but in about 922 this kingdom divided into two smaller and lesser kingdoms that fell in importance.

也可能成功征服了周围的一些邻国并接受朝贡，但这点是有争议的,但约公元前922年，这个王国,分裂为两个更小更次要的国家,重要性当然也随之降低。

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Israel is either like or unlike her neighbors--that's not helpful.

以色列与它的邻国要么相像，要么不像，这理论不好。

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I would try to involve them greater in the process of helping their neighbour and not have us being the only one who is doing it.

我会努力让他们更多的参与到帮助邻国的过程中,而不是我们单打独斗。

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The ritual cult of the Israelites may look like that of their neighbors but it functioned very differently; its purpose was drastically different from that of Israel's neighbors. The Israelites like their neighbors may have set up a king over themselves. But Israelite monarchy differed from Canaanite monarchy in significant ways because of their monotheism.

从祭拜仪式上看，以色列人和邻国类似,但操作起来很不一样，而目的则完全相反,以色列人可能会像邻国那样,拥立一位君主，然而受一神论的影响,以色列的君主政体和迦南地区的有明显差异。

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