ACS 210 Lecture 6: Israel & Persia
12 May 2017
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Emergence of monotheism - lecture note february 2, 2017. Impact of later religious traditions: levant, monotheism, did no develop in isolation, part of cultural system of the ancient near east, rejected urban life style, followed herds around the land. Origins of hebrews: sources: hebrew bible, 24 books written in hebrew ca. 9th 2nd century bce: later supplemented by the greek septuagint, translations of the hebrew bible into greek in 3rd century bce, dead sea scrolls ca. Age of patriarchs: families wondered led by elder patriarch, women were inferior and men owned everything. Israel 930 720 bce: capital: samaria, syrians took over, judah 930 586 bce, capital: jerusalem, destroyed by babylonians. Early history of the hebrews: monotheism, distinct nature of god: all-powerful, transcendent, chosen people hebrews/israelites, free will of people, punishment doesn"t keep people from straying away from god, concretization of ethnic religious identity. Persia: major powers of ancient near east in mid 6th century.
