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  The Bible: A Protest and Correction of Ancient Culture Introduction In the ancient Near Eastern world, polytheism, idol worship, and brutal practices such as child sacrifice were widespread. Recently, new archaeological discoveries from the Sanxingdui site in Guanghan, Sichuan, China, have further confirmed this pattern. The newly unearthed artifacts and early forms of writing from Sanxingdui reveal a remarkably sophisticated civilization that, like ancient Near Eastern cultures, embraced: A polytheistic system , where different deities ruled over distinct domains (heaven, earth, rivers, sun, rain, etc.); Complex religious rituals and monumental worship practices designed to seek favor from these deities. This striking parallel illustrates that polytheism, idolatry, and sacrificial systems were not isolated phenomena , but common across ancient civilizations from the Near East to the Far East. Against this cultural backdrop, the Bible emerges as an astonishingly co...