Hey Rallem. If Christ's teachings are not based on the Old Testament why is it included in the Bible, and why do people who claim to be Christian quote from it so often? I don't know I'd say the Torah is "corrupted by the code of Hammurabi and Mesopotamian culture". Based upon, yes. The Yisre'el Valley lies on trade routes between Mesopotamia and Egypt. As a result both had a huge influence on the religion that developed in the region. You can find evidence everywhere in the pages of the Old Testament. Nothing exeptional about the Torah, developed the same way all our beliefs do. There's even a thread on the subject on SAGG. And what evidence do you have, apart from their own legends, that the Jews escaped from Egypt at some time?