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Comparison of the texts Atrahasis, Epic of Gilgamesh, and J and P stories in Genesis 6 – 9 can be used to show malleability in the flood stories. Atrahasis involves stories that account for creation and flood stories. The Epic of Gilgamesh is an adaptation of the flood story from Atrahasis and holds a strong similarity to the Genesis flood stories. The J and P stories contain two flood stories that explains the theme of Noah and the ark. The purpose of the flood stories in each text differs from…

importance of dance to Israeli culture, Gibert in fact emphasizes it. She says, “this new form of dance could be described as an ideologically planned synthesis of the different repertoires of Jewish and non-Jewish communities present at the time in Palestine/Israel.” (2007, pg. 104). A specific example of a characteristic movement brought over from Yemenite dance in the “Yemenite step”. This step, derived from Yemenite origins, in a mainstay in the Israeli dance style and brings the Yemenite…

1035). It is important to remember “the Gospels are historical in that they are set in a specific historical context” (Strauss, 2011, p. 1022). History displays that “it is beyond dispute that Jesus of Nazareth was a historical figure who lived in Palestine during the period of Roman domination and was crucified by the Roman governor Pontius Pilate sometime around AD 30 – 33” (Strauss, 2011, p. 2132). The Gospels are…

the Chinese Cultural Revolution, told through the eyes of a young girl named Ji-Li Jiang who faces challenges due to her family’s social class. Dawn focuses on John Dawson, a British soldier imprisoned due to his role in the British occupation of Palestine and sentenced to death. Negative capability allows oppressed people to endure the roles imposed on them by their society or government during times of strife. Those being oppressed by their government must find a way to keep a sense of…

Constantine embarked on a journey for his military career in which he traveled over the Roman Empire from Palestine to Britain, Spain, and Gaul. Before Constantine was emperor the early church was fierce with persecutions by the roman government, but throughout that time the Roman Empire was still growing and spreading. During this time many Christians lost their lives and many important documents were destroyed. He was convinced that he needed a more powerful aid than just his military…

group sought to define their identity as Palestininans in Israel. As a nation with different background and religion, Palestinians wanted a state for its nation. In the film, the protagonists seek to satisfy their nationalistic ideas of a state for Palestine conducted a suicide bomb in Tel Aviv to anger the Israelites. This action in the film sent the message that Palestinians were ready to take even more agrression measures to regain their terriroties. In “Once Brothers” the struggle for…

I decided to talk about the Holocaust, and more specifically the Aftermath of it – the creation of the State of Israel. There is no more difficult story to tell in the history of mankind. Although this topic has been discussed over and over again, We must talk of the concentration camps and the extermination to prevent its recurrence. Duty of remembrance is essential for all citizens and future citizens. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. Moreover, talk freely about…

Coming from a Presbyterian background, I’ve had a fairly limited knowledge of most other religions. However, after coming to Webb in sixth grade I began to study many of the other religions in my history classes. Freshman year in World History we spent a brief amount of time learning about the origins of the five largest religions; Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Hinduism is a development of the religion brought to India by the Aryans in around 1500 B.C. These Aryans…

I. Jesus was born almost 2000 years ago. He lived in Palestine and was baptized by John. Later then he became a preacher, and was publically executed. We knew so little about him because the sources does not come from the actually times of Jesus. He was an average like peasant during the Roman Empire era. He was poor, had no distinction of royalty and lived in less desirable conditions. For historians there was nothing historically remarkable about his status. Therefore, his daily life was not…

Terrorism By: Korbyn D’Ambrogio The Difference When people hear the word “terrorism” they often think os ISIS, Al-Queda and other big-name terrorist groups, but terrorism is not always foreign. Terrorism is a cowardly act committed by a religious and political group of people seeking to intimidate a government, civilians, and our military. There is a lot of “homegrown” terrorism in the United States. There have been many mass shootings at schools, shopping malls and even during street…