Full Idea
No one questions the fact that monotheism was a uniquely Israelite creation within the Middle East.
Gist of Idea
Monotheism was a uniquely Israelite creation within the Middle East
Source
Peter Watson (Ideas [2005], Ch.07)
Book Reference
Watson,Peter: 'Ideas: from fire to Freud' [Phoenix 2006], p.209
A Reaction
I take the Middle East to exclude Greece, where they were developing similar ideas. Who knows?