Comparison of Creation Accounts practice essay The first two chapters of Genesis have been compared greatly since their creation. These key comparative aspects are seven-fold; they include date of writing, the audience, origin, literary forms and significance, theology, purpose/ meaning for each community and their meaningfulness to today's society. The origin of these stories is one factor that has been called into great question in more recent times, with two different views. The first one, the more conservative view, is that Moses wrote not just the creation accounts, but all five books of the Pentateuch. In contrast, the JEDP theory states that the Pentateuch was written by 4 ancient writers, challenging the historically accepted view based on the fact that different names for God are used in different portions of these books, along with
John was concerned to present the signs as historical events, to what extent do you agree? John’s gospel is full of symbolism and spiritual meanings, this may have been his own interpretation but it was based on the history of Jesus and his ministry. If John’s gospel did not have some historical accuracy then the early church would not have accepted it. Many of his signs such as the feeding of the 5000 or the healing of the crippled man can also be found in the synoptic gospels making it highly likely that these events actually took place and were quite popular. However, theologians are aware of the possible adaptions and redactions made by the early church and gospel writers, which makes it possible for John to have elaborated certain stories to help strengthen them.
The Jews have been involved in the history of Curacao from commerce, community services, politics, to industry and tourism. Many buildings in Curacao today, the in capital of Willemstad, were built by Jewish businessmen. Curacao has several “monumental mansions” that also testify to the Jews elaborate lifestyle. While the Jews did own slaves during the eighteenth century, their numbers were few and their treatment of them was exceptional. Arbell reported that in 1744, while there were almost 2100 slaves in Curacao, only 310 of them belonged to Jewish owners.
Vicente De Leon M. Frederick ENC 1145 11 Feb. 2015 A Critique of Wendell Berry’s “Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer” Since the beginning of time, mankid have been telling stories. Wether they are myths, legends or epic narrative, stories were orally told from generations to generations. Around 3500 BCE, the first writing system was invented in Mesopotamia and Egypt. At first, no real alphabet was developed, but figures or drawings which told stories. From this source of telling stories, the Phoenicians developed the oldest alphabet on the history.
However, I believe that three events have had a deeper influence than others. First of all, the life of Abraham is one of these because he was promised the Covenant, was the first Jew, and is the Father of Judaism. Secondly, the destruction of the Second Temple concluded an era that in time gave space for Christianity and the form of Judaism we know today, the Rabbinic one. Finally, the flourishing of Medieval Jewish philosophy was important because it gave Jews the understanding that science and Religion could coexist. Also, it gave them a philosophy of life that allowed them to connect to other societies.
The Tanakh is equivalent to the bible but for Jews. It is read backwards from right to left as opposed to most books or the bible, which is left to right. Much of what the Rabbi was saying reminded me of poems or stories. There was one in particular that was about Adonai (God) and how blessed and great he is for all the love and kindness, he bestows upon the people. It also mentioned how mighty he is and talks about the redemption he brings upon children for the “sake of the Divine Name.” The Tanakh was split, half English, half Hebrew.
The Epic of Gilgamesh is an attention-grabbing poem that was written in cuneiform on baked clay tablets. In 1853, the first fragments were discovered among the ruins of Nineveh, but the text wasn’t decrypted and translated until several decades later. When cuneiform was officially decrypted in 1857, researchers discovered that the tablets were written in Akkadian, an ancient Semitic language associated with Hebrew and Arabic. Then, in 1872, a young British Museum curator named George Smith realized that one of the tablet fragments told the story of a Babylonian Noah, who survived the great flood sent by the gods. After this discovery, more fragments have been uncovered at Nineveh and in ruins of other ancient cities.
King Tutankahamen I chose to write my report about King Tutankahamen because I find Egyptian history fascinating and exciting. I think this of Egypt’s history because it is the setting to many of the events that took place in the Bible and because I found it very interesting and very fascinating when we studied it during class. In this paper I will be talking about and explaining the life of King Tut, some of his family, the different theories behind his death, and the finding of his tomb. In the Year of 1333BC Akhenaten the father of Tutankahamen died. Scientists do not know completely what caused his death but it is believed to be a heart disorder (Weeks P.24).When Akhenaten died it left the soon to be King Tut to become the twelfth
BOOK SUMMARY of Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament (Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible) OBST 590 LUO (Summer 2013) Old Testament Introduction Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary Jassiem Ajala (25927535) August 11, 2013 Introduction With his adept abilities at using up-to-date research and researchers to present his findings, as well as justify his thoughts on ancient and Near Eastern and Israelite thoughts and reasoning, John Walton brings to light for the student of Biblical studies, as well as the layperson a newer and broader grasp of the culture that was then and, which is now. It is the author’s intention to give the reader a better understanding from a historical and cultural vantage point that will assist them in gaining a better understanding of the cultural and historical parallels of the Bible through examination of artifacts and other ancient peoples. Book Summary The book Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament (ANE and OTT), has been broken into five parts. Part 1, "Comparative Studies," contains a total of two chapters submerge its readers into the history and methods that indicative of comparative study. Part 1 also introduces the readers to the relationships that exist between scholarship, comparative study, and theology.
ABOUT THE ARCHIMEDES PALIMPSEST The Archimedes Palimpsest is a medieval parchment manuscript, now consisting of 174 parchment folios. While it contains no less than seven treatises by Archimedes, calling it the Archimedes Palimpsest is a little confusing. As it is now, the manuscript is a Byzantine prayerbook, written in Greek, and technically called a euchologion. This euchologion was completed by April 1229, and was probably made in Jerusalem. The prayer book, or Euchologion, is itself of some interest, and further information on its contents can be discovered in this website.