There is also a difference between "bible study" and "historical criticism", where the later is devoid of any specific religious interpretation. I am secular p

There is also a difference between "bible study" and "historical criticism", where the later is devoid of any specific religious interpretation. I am secular person and I find it interesting how ideas evolve over time. I think it was around the year 1000 that Jewish scholars started to wonder why the old testament didn't mention the planets which where a Greek discovery and cultural "meme". People where worried about things like that, but couldn't formulate a good answer. Also most people don't know but ancient Judaism was a polytheistic religion, and only became monotheistic after the return from the Babylonian exile.