reason for your answer
2006-11-18 23:57:29 · 12 answers · asked by gasp 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
no, many religions in ancient times had more then one God, often many, sometimes they had a major/more important God among their multiple Gods. it was often centered around life and the earth,,,,, they would have a God of rain,, sun,, fertility, love etc
reason for my answer: study of world history and ancients
2006-11-19 00:00:21 · answer #1 · answered by dlin333 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not an authority on this but I believe that some ancient cultures such as Native Americans and Africans believed that there was one higher being that controlled their world.
Zorastaism was the first religion to acknowledge one true God. Judaism followed soon after. Zorastaism(sp?) was in India or Persia, i think.
Judaism being is the middle east too but somewhere near Jordan? anyway, it was where ever Abraham was when he received the word from God.
2006-11-19 08:13:16 · answer #2 · answered by Wild Honey 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
THE GREAT MYSTERY has always been around. Ancient Peoples had a different perspective and needs regarding their Religious Belief System. the Ancient Cultures were either hunter - gatherer groups or in the early stages of agriculture. these two different groups had different Religious needs depending upon which group one belonged to. Religious leaders had the responsibilities of seeing the Society ran smoothly.
2006-11-19 08:05:18 · answer #3 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One Egyptian King, I think Amenhotep, instituted a One God worship.
Native Americans believed in the Great Spirit above all the other spirits.
The 3, the Trinity is based on, is symbolized all over the world. What
it meant to them I don't know for sure! Personally I don't follow the
Trinity teaching. I think it represents a force at work, pyramid power!
2006-11-19 08:08:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, monotheism is in fact older than polytheism from what we can see. The Sumerians, who set up the oldest written language, also believed in one God until the Akkadians took over and set up several gods. Monotheism, against popular myth, is extremely old and most ancient civilizations believed in one God for a substantial time.
2006-11-19 08:20:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the ancient peoples did not know the true God because He had not yet chosen to reveal Himself by His own reasoning and authority.
2006-11-19 08:05:21 · answer #6 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
one of the egyptians akanartan (probably not how you spell his name!) moved the whole egyptian capital city and built it to honour the one true god, the sun god, the "artan" he was eventually ousted from power and the city destroyed, however a lot of archaeologists now believe he could be the founder of western religions like judaism and christianity.
2006-11-19 08:20:12 · answer #7 · answered by andyprefab 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would only matter if you were an ancient religion, and no longer around. Otherwise,the question is meaningless as it only possible purpose is to generate religious discussion. The answer itself is irrelivant.
2006-11-19 08:11:34 · answer #8 · answered by DesktopSupport.TV 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The concept of God explained by hinduism is always valid
They take God as Supreme Consciousness manifesting as Universe and beyond...this concept will never be wrong
God is always around, it is our mind which fools us
2006-11-19 08:06:44 · answer #9 · answered by ۞Aum۞ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No God is alive and well.. I have heard him speak to me so I know this to be true!
2006-11-19 08:02:43 · answer #10 · answered by truthwalker7 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋