That's right. Early in Hebrew scriptures, there are several passages that suggest, not an outright exclusion of the existence of other gods, but rather an asser

That's right. Early in Hebrew scriptures, there are several passages that suggest, not an outright exclusion of the existence of other gods, but rather an assertion that YHWH is the god of Israelites, which evolved into an assertion that YHWH is the only God. Later in Christianity, not only Judaic influences, but the influences of Persian Zoroastrianism (cherubim, seraphim, and God's angels), Manichaeism (dual entities of good and evil under a single Monotheistic God), Mithraism (risen son of the chief God from the dead), the cult of Dionysius (the eucharistic ceremonies), various Pagan religions adopted by Constantine's mother redesignating Roman pagan holy sites as Christian holy sites, the cults of Mary Mother of God and Mary Magdalene in France, and finally the patron saints, which are virtually indistinguishable from the concepts of caretaker pagan gods with individual responsibilities. Religions are all melting pots, adopting and co-opting the beliefs of the native people as they spread. This makes them neither more or less valid, and it is rather remarkable the dedication Christianity has preserved to the teachings of a single man two millennia ago.