(January 25, 2016 at 9:28 am)Nestor Wrote: In some instances, the Hebrews represented incremental moral improvements; in others, they are slightly worse. But anyone who compares the laws of the Hittites with that of the Hebrews can clearly observe the latter to be far more barbaric.
The Wikipedia entry for Child Sacrifice mentions this regarding the Canaanites:
"According to Diodorus Siculus, "There was in their city a bronze image of Cronus extending its hands, palms up and sloping toward the ground, so that each of the children when placed thereon rolled down and fell into a sort of gaping pit filled with fire."(Bib. Hist. 20.14.6)
Sites within Carthage and other Phoenician centers revealed the remains of infants and children in large numbers; some historians[citation needed] interpret this as evidence for frequent and prominent child sacrifice to the god Baal-hamon."
So, I dunno, Nestor. What, specifically, from your studies has given you reason to believe that the Hebrews were worse than this?
