But in all likelihood Hebrews of an older time, the patriarchal period, the second millennium BCE--they probably weren't markedly different from many of their polytheistic neighbors. Archaeology would suggest that.

但很有可能更早的，西元前2000年族长统治时期的希伯来人，他们可能和其他信仰多神论的异邦人,没有什么太大的不同，这一点考古学会帮我们证明。

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One of the things he claims is that in a polytheistic system, which is morally neutral, where you have some primordial realm that spawns demons, monsters, gods, evil is a permanent necessity.

他所提到的一件事是，在多神体系中，道德是中立的，这里有最原始的国度,生产恶魔，怪兽，神灵和邪恶是一种永久需求。

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So, this is a polytheistic society with heroic characteristics.

因此,这是个多神崇拜的社会,有着英雄式的人物

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These are things that are very common in polytheistic and pagan practices.

这些在多神崇拜和异教行为中很常见。

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