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Jennifer Akdemir's avatar

No indeed, pretty much all ancient people were "pagans". Judaism was however the first of the monotheist faiths, and it is entirely conceivable to me that some of those who converted to Judaism had descendants who converted to Christianity and then to Islam.

The same people who were there all along. Yes, Jesus' existence is disputed (some say that the Biblical John the Baptist was the real figure, for example).

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Roslyn Ross's avatar

PAGAN just meant not our religion

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Roslyn Ross's avatar

there were earlier monotheistic faiths than Judaism. But off topic

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