This book is based on extensive multi-disciplinary research into the origins of the human species and the emergence of prehistoric mythologies and beliefs. It presents the first definitive, factual, and comprehensive outline of how and why the Hebrew Bible/Christian Old Testament emerged and how it was rewritten, modified, and adapted throughout these ancient times. It draws on archaeology, history, cultural studies, linguistics, literature, genomics, mythologies, and religious studies to explain the influences and origins of most of the ancient Biblical stories. The book informs, challenges, and stimulates passionate debate amongst scholars, religious adherents, and secular readers alike. It contains a detailed account of how the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament emerged from the diverse cultural, mythological and literature practices of ancient pre-biblical civilisations. The book is not an academic exercise—it presents defensible objective evidence which explains unambiguously the main influences and narratives that have shaped Western religious thought for centuries