"Thou shalt have no other gods before me" Is Greek mythology all false?

Answer 1

not to the greeks it wasnt

Answer 2

The problem is, see, that Greek mythology was there first. So, who says that they aren't they ones who were right?

This is the problem with RELIGION, not FAITH. Faith is good, it's good to believe that there's a higher power, that there's some purpose, or grand design, it makes people feel better about their lives. But organised religion, for the most part, is about power. Keeping control of people. Not about their eternal happiness.

Example: Jews not eating pig unless prepared 'traditionally.' With the cooking methods that used to exist, it was common for poorly cooked pork to be quite deadly. If you mandate that followers can only eat it if it's cooked by someone trained to cook it, then less people get sick from it.

Suicide: Only became a sin when organisers of the faiths realized 'wait, people are offing themselves so they can go to eternal happiness now. what to do?!?'

Answer 3

Greek mythology has "many gods" and since "Thou shalt have no other gods before me" means just that- yes mythology is false- myth should give it away.

Answer 4

Given that the Greek pantheon of Gods and Goddesses came long before the Judeo/Christian God, I would think the "originals" are more true than the Johnny come Latelies.

Answer 5

I believe in the gods and goddesses, but not the Greek ones. Here is another quote you might like.

Jeremiah 10:11
"Tell them this: 'These gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.' " (NIV)

Answer 6

This is not Greek mythology, it's the Bible. The Bible is not a myth or false.
But most of Greek mythology is false. (Like Ulysses defeating the one-eyed giant).

Answer 7

Moses wrote this, so it is obvious that he was a henotheist. This first commandment says many gods exist, but men should put Yahweh first. If I had to choose a god, I'd take Zeus over Yahweh. He is more sane and civilized. Zeus did not say he was going to burn billions of men forever for trivial reasons. Zeus punished very few men and rewarded few.

Answer 8

If you read the Babylonian and Sumerian writings you find that yahweh was in competition with the other gods. He was a very minor one trying to be on top. He wanted kingship. They had tremendous wars with very advanced technology between themselves that eventually involved humans. The ones we called the gods were really human with tremendous life spans. Each was vying for supremacy.

Answer 9

It clearly demonstrates that the writers of the old testament did believe that other gods existed.

Yahweh was simply their favorite one.

Now those other gods are listed under mythology, because the Yahweh cult took over a good portion of the world centuries ago.

Oh, uh.. Christians... Yahweh is your god, by the way...

Answer 10

Yes,though some of it ties into Genesis 6 and those demigods being elevated to godhood status by foolish pagans.

Answer 11

Have you looked into the definition of the word "mythology"? I think it answers your question.