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Class Organization in Sumer
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Middle- Normal People/ Slaves
Upper- Gods, priests |
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hierocratic
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rule of priests; highest rule in Sumerian Culture
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Theocracy
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ruled by god and his representatives
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Animism
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gods endwelling in nature
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Anu
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god of air/ king of heaven
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Enlil
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king of earth and men
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Enki
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god of subterranean world and primeval days
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Adad
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god of weather
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Sin (god)
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moon god
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Ishtar
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goddess of love and war
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Tammuz
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god of vegetation; fertility god
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importance of numbers in Sumerian thought
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Anu's #60
highest in Sumerian math |
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ritual and magic in Sumerian Religion
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placating gods and determining their will
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Sumerian view of humanity
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humans as servants of gods
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Epic of gilgamesh
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oldest surviving epic poem; Searches for immortality for answer to the riddle of human destiny--the only answer is that there is no answer.
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Semitic
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Hebrew, Arabic, Ethiopian, Aramaic
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Sargon I
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first emperor/ Created first empire
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Hammurabi
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first king of Babylonian Empire
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economics in Babylonian civilization
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more complex;
private trade more extensive and regular replacement of temple oriented economy to control by private landowners of large estates |
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science and math in Babylonian civilization
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astronomy, astrology, biology, 60 numbers
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Empires after Babylonians
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Assyrians, Neo-Babylonians, Persians, Greeks
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Enuma Elish
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12th century BC
7 clay tablets George Smith published them "Chaldean Genesis" |
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Cosmology
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Study of universe and Life; humanity's place in it
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cuneiform
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writing on tablets
mainly symbols |
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George Smith
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1876 published newfound tablets- Enuma Elish
called them the "Chaldean Genesis" |
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Marduk
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god of Babylon;
son of Ea |
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Tiamat
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goddess of the sea
thus chaos and threat |
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Kingu
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blood becomes humanity
tiamats 2nd husband in charge of army |
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Ea
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Son of Anu
so ill-behaved that Apsu tries to destroy him |
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Apsu
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god of fresh water and thus male fertility
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"Hebrew"
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the dusty ones
descendants of Abraham |
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"Israel/Israelite"
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he who struggles with god
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Hagar
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Ishmael's mother
Sevant of Abraham |
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Sarah
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Abraham's wife
jealous of Hagar, drives her and Ishmael away |
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Ishmael
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1st born of Abraham
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Isaac
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2nd son of Abraham; Sarahs son
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YHWH
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Lord; unspoken
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Israel's Election
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chosen by god
Abraham creates new nation sin- context for election |
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"tehom"
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"white beauty"
watery deep |
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Nebuchadnezzar
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ruler of Babylon
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Antiochus IV
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4th beast
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Hannukah
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rededication of the 2nd temple in Jerusalem during the Maccabean Revolt
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Judas Maccabaeus & Maccabean Revolt
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led the Maccabean revolt
between the Seleucidic and Syrians |
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Messiah
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King David
Cyrus the Great |
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Christos
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the holy one
Jesus |
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Saduccees
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rivals of pharisees- cease to exist after destruction of 2nd temple (Herod's Temple_
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Pharisees
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considered a political party, social movement
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Judas the Galilean
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led revolt of the Romans
brutally crushed |
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Sicarri
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assassins
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Herod the Great
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Roman that built the second temple
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Sheol
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underworld to Hebrews
associated with Hell |
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Daniel 7
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4 beasts:
Babylon Persian Greek Roman |
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Jesus of Nazareth
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Jesus
Messiah |
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Euangelion
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good message
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gospel
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good message
New Testament- 4 books |
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Koine greek
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common greek
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Repent
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change of mind/ heart
Matthew 4 (repent for the kingdom of heaven) |
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Present Age
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evil
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Age to Come
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no evil or satan
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eschatology
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study of how the world will end
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1st Jewish War
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jesus vs. Rome- destruction of temple
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Simeon Bar-Kochba
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failed revolt against the Romans
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The Way
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Jesus' followers
how they identified themselves |
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passion
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matthew 26
referring to jesus |
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parousia
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royal appearing
2nd coming |
