1. What is the Documentary Theory? The Document theory according to Oswald T. Allis comprised of four main areas of high criticism and rationalization. The also lead to the enlightenment. They consisted of: “ The Variations in the Divine Names in Genesis; The Secondary Variations in Diction and Style; The Parallel or Duplicate Accounts (Doublets); The Continuity of the Various Sources. The theory basically tries to debunks Moses as being the author of Genesis through rationalization and
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Brahma…grandfather and creator… is the presiding God‚ and Dharma walks steadily and securely” Gods represented in different myths illustrate varying significant aspects of society in regards to political and social structure to name a few. A passage from “Enuma Elish” explains how the universe was born from water – “in the beginning‚
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should define us‚ not the fear of the inevitable‚ thus the epic depicts human life as a thing of consequence‚ an end in itself. The Epic of Gilgamesh represents a monumental break from traditional Mesopotamian belief. Human life as characterized in the Enuma Elis creation myth‚ presents a rather bleak outlook on the natural order‚ and Man’s place within it. Tablet VI of the myth describes Ea fashioning mankind out of the blood of the defeated Kingu‚ freeing the Anunnaki from toil‚ man was intended to serve
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Genesis 1:1-2:4a In the beginning‚ when God created the heavens and the earth 2 and the earth was without form or shape‚ with darkness over the abyss and a mighty wind sweeping over the waters 3 Then God said: Let there be light‚ and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good. God then separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day‚” and the darkness he called “night.” Evening came‚ and morning followed—the first day. 6 Then God said: Let there be a dome in the middle
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most powerful deity‚ chief of the pantheon. Statues of winged bulls were a protective symbol related to the god Sin Mesopotamia‚ while the ankh‚ a kind of cross with a loop at the top‚ was a prominent representation of life in ancient Egypt. The Enuma Elish tells the Mesopotamian story of creation and explains how Marduk became the chief of the gods. The Egyptian Book of the Dead was a guide for the dead‚ setting out magic spells and charms to be used to pass judgment in the afterlife. Ancient Nippur
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religious community. Also‚ discuss how this ritual fulfills the four functions of ritual and explain how this ritual does or does not include the classic elements of initiation rites. 3. Contrast any two of the following four creation stories: Enuma Elish‚ Hymn to Aton‚ and the 2 creation stories in Genesis with respect to the historical context and basic narrative of each story. How would Mircea Eliade analyze these
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of Ancient Israel- Monotheism‚ Myths/Stories Religion of Near Eastern- Polytheism (worship of Gods/Goddesses)‚ Corpus of literature that circulated (Epic of Gilgamesh‚ Canonical texts)‚ Myths/stories about the origin of the world (Atraphasis‚ Enuma Elish)‚ Life after death (Pyramids). 2. For Mosaic Authorship- Against Mosaic Authorship- Various repetitions and contradictions; Torah is the work of many compilations of tradition after the time of Moses; Different names for God (Yahweh/ Elohim/Jehovah)
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Many early civilizations were miles apart‚ but traders were still able to travel to other lands to trade and make contact with other civilizations that were very different. Mesopotamian and Indus civilizations were two of the many civilizations that would have travelled to each other’s land to trade goods. However‚ because the Mesopotamian and Indus merchants were from different cultures‚ they would have viewed each other’s civilizations very differently. For example‚ a Mesopotamian could have
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the study of God and religious belief. The God they describe in Genesis is creative and all powerful God‚ drawing his creation from nothingness by calling it into being. Contrasting to the Gods of other religions and creation stories such as the Enuma Elish‚ the Hebrew God is alone and in peace‚ creating only good things. At the end of this creation the Hebrews explain that there is a necessary day of rest hallowed
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it was written by different sources‚ and because of this it is difficult to determine which‚ if any‚ of these sources is historically accurate. Genesis contains stories similar to other mythology created at the time it was written‚ such as the Enuma Elish‚ which told a similar story to the Genesis creation story. Genesis may not be historically inaccurate‚ but that is not true for the entire bible. The Inscription of Hatshepsut‚ a tablet written in hieroglyphics‚ tells of a group of semitic pharaohs
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