They hated superstitions, and attacked the anthropomorphism of their day.

I have not apologised for or explained away the so-called 'Anthropomorphism' of the Old Testament.

The Septuagint translators betray an evident desire to soften down the anthropomorphism of the Hebrew; but how easy would it be to convict them of inconsistency, and to show that they left standing expressions as strong as any that they changed!