MMW 11 Chapter LA (Pgs 198-214, 46-56, 178-182), AHOWS (Pgs 51-60): Israel
12 Oct 2016
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Mmw 11 textbook notes israel (la pages 28-41, 46-65, 178-182; ahows pages 51-60) 1st 11 chapters of genesis prologue for entire torah: torah are 5 books of moses that begin hebrew bible. God creates the earth and everything in it. God punishes eve with painful birth, patriarchy; punishes adam with work and inevitable death. Cain kills abel, punished by being a wanderer of the earth. Cain has son enoch and builds the city of enoch. Adam lived 930 years and had many children. Flood ended and the dry land was restored. Noah left the ark and burned offerings to god: god was appeased and promised to never kill everything again. God scattered people all over the earth. Problems: oral culture, document of faith. Song of songs = best of all songs. Included in bible: love of god for israel, love of christ for church. Mesopotamia performed at planting and harvest festivals.
