Abel and His Flock

Joseph Campbell : There's a very amusing Sumerian dialogue that appeared about 1500 years earlier than the Cain and Abel story. It's about a herder and an agriculturalist competing for the favor of the goddess. The goddess chooses to prefer the agriculturalist and his offering. Well, the Jews come into this area, and they're not agriculturalists, they're herders. And they don't have a goddess, they have a god. So they turn the whole thing upside down, and make God favor the herder against the agriculturalist.The interesting thing is that throughout the Old Testament, it's the younger brother who overturns the older brother in God's favor. It happens time and time again. This is simply a function of the fact that the Jews come in as younger brothers. They come in as barbaric Bedouins from the desert, into highly sophisticated agricultural areas, and they're declaring that although the others are the elders - as Cain was, the founder of cities and all that - they are God's favorite. It's just another form of sanctified chauvinism. You understand the view of exclusive religion, don't you - "You worship God in your way, I'll worship God in his."

CA,
I was just sharing something I had read that I thought might be helpful and of interest.Nothing is set in stone, I will be the first to admit when I am wrong, for heavens sake I Am just squirreling around looking for tidbits of information and trying to fill in the Gaps.I am no closer to realizing the full extent the historical evidence then I was in the beginning everyday I change my mind on this, that or the other.You can tell me I am wrong without insults. I don't mind being shown the error of my way I just don't particularly care to be insulted while you are doing it , but then again I may get used to it....
I however happen to like Joseph Campbell's take on mythology.Interpretation of myth is not an exact science.I am defiantly not trying to deceive any one but I do see certain information as being plausible.When you find ultimate truth will you fill me in please.