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Also, if syncretism had a role in the development Christianity, a question arises: what other religious traditions (other than Judaism) might have contributed to the development of Christianity? I've lurked here for a while but haven't contributed as I've felt rather underequipped, but my understan...

I was considering the intentional dysphemic redaction of the name Ishba’al to Ishbosheth, and its corollary – the insertion of an “o” into mlk , changing Melech to Molech (or Moloch ); this latter seems like a clever word-play, based on a familiarity with and understanding of the first. I’m sure the...