Topic > The Bible among the myths: the Old Testament and antiquity...

At the same time, the Israelite people would have survived the period of exile of the Assyrian and Babylonian empires. In this allure the people of Israel would come to know the one and only God of creation and his independence from humanity. The action of (ANE) in their quest for political dominance would give the people of (OT) a test of faith. This faith came from that which had its origin in creation. Through the prophets He would make his present known to his people, and his present visible to the world. Thus Greek philosophy could show the connection of cause and effect to the Jews and the world.(26) Oswalt now concludes the first chapter, given the understanding of the inevitability of a biblical worldview, and how without science and Logic cannot stand alone. This happened in the underground of the creator