AN N EA 10W Lecture 3: ANE 3
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August 8, 2016 i love you from my head tomatoes. Draft due wednesday: -describe hierophany in broad detail (just choose a few) Use bible to give form to eliade"s concepts. Terms: sanctify - to hallow, make holy, consecrate - related to sanctify; set apart, designate as holy; usually used for land/buildings (to consecrate a church is to declare it distinct for a holy purpose) Hierophany consecrates the land on which it occurs, creating an axis mundi. Prophet: conduit for god; doesn"t have to be divine in judaism, a prophet is capable of error (judaism & christianity believe in the golden calf narrative. The united monarchy becomes divided: the two kingdoms of israel (931-722 bce) and judah (931-586 bce) To your tents, o israel! 1 kings 12:16. Israel (north, consisting of 10 tribal zones): capital is samaria, holy cities are beth-el and dan. Israel seceded from judah and founded a new dynasty lapsed into idolatry.
