And then, they tried to make an overarching theme, an overarching theme, to go to the heavens.

当时，他们试图创造一个重要的主题，一个重要的主题，就是前往天堂。

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We're going to read these stories with an eye to Israel's adaptation of Near Eastern motifs and themes to sort of monotheize those motifs and themes and express a new conception of God and the world and humankind.

我们将阅读这些故事，并关注,以色列是怎样把一神论从近东时期的宗教主题中分离出来,并创造出一个关于神、世界和人类的崭新观点的。

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