That doesnât account for the periods of time that the Jews were in bondage or invasion. Rome was unique in that they let the Jews practice their own faith with some freedom. The others did not.
EgyptâŚ400 years and again in the 1st century BC
BabylonâŚ70 years
Persia
Assyrians
Philistines or sea people in David time and in the 1st century for about 70 years.
Romans
Almost 1000 years in bondage. Enough time to affect changes to beliefs and teachings I think.
These were advanced well formed cultures with their own religions and political practices who in most cases forced their defeated foes to assimilate their waysâŚall which included poly-theism.
It would just take 1 generation for the children to take it on board just like immigrant children take on their new culture.
There is just too much evidence of the mixing of cultures and religious belief. RHM didnât bring that up. I did.
Your arguments for trinity are beginning to stretch a little thin if you are already pulling out the meta-physics.
If you are right then your point should be far easily made with more substantial arguments. The evidence just isnât there.
How does my pointing out a historical fact put words in your mouth? It was all the eastern bishops who came from the pagan cultures who tried to bring trinity into the church canon at Nicea. Eusabius with 11 western bishops ( Ceaserea being considered west at this time) was able to talk Constantine from allowing it to enter the canon. So for almost the first 400 years, trinity was not officially taught at doctrine to the early church. Maybe it was taught unofficially to many, but this is just another sign of mixing.