It made a great deal of difference that the first formative centuries of Christianity took place in a culture where 2 + 2 always equaled 4. (firstthings.com)
But cumulative decisions can still make a great deal of difference. (religion-online.org)
My own view is that it makes a great deal of difference which religious tradition a biblical theologian belongs to, so much so that I have argued in print that a common Jewish and Christian Old Testament theology is impossible. (firstthings.com)