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Later philosophers like Plato introduced the concept of a Supreme Form or the Good—an uncaused, perfect being—setting the stage for the rise of monotheistic ideas that would eventually shape Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Plato’s critique of mythological gods as violent or petty aimed to establish a rational divine principle, moving faith from folk religion to philosophy.

The Influence of Hellenistic, Egyptian, and Near Eastern Cosmologies on Jewish Thought