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Ancient Babylonian Cosmology (2x9)

Air date: Jun 19, 2020

The ancient Babylonians and Egyptians believed that everything was in a chaotic, water state before the ordering of the universe. As in Israelite cosmology, creation is about ordering chaos. The ancient Babylonians also had a view of a multitiered universe, much like Israel. One of the most significant differences between Israel and Babylon is that in the biblical view, Yahweh is the God over all. In the Egyptian and Babylonian views, everything is god (a form of pantheism).