in our field. Discussions of the “Bible and‚” focusing on a particular theme or text from the ancient Near Eastern or Mediterranean world‚ are commonplace. What is unusual is a one-volume‚ comprehensive treatment of how the Hebrew Bible participates in and differs from the cultures of the ancient Near East. Drawing from a wide array of scholarship on the textual remains of the ancient Near East (archaeology rarely factors into his discussions)‚ John Walton’s new volume offers just such a rare
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The first civilizations in Mesopotamia‚ Egypt‚ Palestine‚ and the Near Eastern States had many different and yet many similar religious views. The Hebrew’s religion became one of the chief religions of the Near East. While most of the other religions of the ancient Near East were polytheism‚ the Hebrew religion was monotheism. Some of the ancient Near East religions believed that the king ruled in service of god or that the king was a god. The Hebrew religion‚ however‚ believed that there god was
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people started living near water sources. They used the water mostly for bathing‚ drinking‚ and cooking. As the years passed‚ living near water become more and more of an advantage. Soon came the invention of boats‚ this greatly increased the population near water. Today‚ many cities around the world are located near large rivers and lakes‚ or near an ocean. Even now‚ there are still many advantages to cities being located near water. One big advantage of having cities near water sources is transportation
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Before the Hellenistic world could make an impact on the world around it‚ first it became part of the culture‚ the language‚ integrate into the cities and religions‚ and then part of the Empires. Despite some resistance‚ the Hellenism world took high appeals to the people. The Hellenistic culture was one that was developed from the small‚ individual city-states and then grew greatly through the entire Mediterranean and then even further. (207) The culture itself was based on “philosophical and political
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The civilization of Ancient Egypt is known to be one of the earliest and strongest ones in the history. It’s unique because of its well-known architecture and artwork. The civilization is located at the northeastern Africa‚ bordering the Mediterranean Sea‚ along the Nile River. The climate’s hot and dry‚ mostly deserted‚ even today. The Nile River was its main source. The location was a great benefit to the nation. It brought the nation a lot of wealth and power‚ as the villagers started moving along
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machines like the ramp and the lever to help aid them during construction processes. Egyptians first started out with dissecting bodies because there was no religious proscription against dissecting a human body. So it allowed doctors to understand how the human body functioned which resulted in better treatments for diseases. The Kahun Papyrus was the first record made in 1800 BC about women’s health issues and contraception. Some things they practiced to stay healthy was bathing to prevent illness
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Egypt is in Northern Africa. It is south of the Mediterranean Sea. It Is on the Nile River which is the second largest river in the world. It is located near the Red Sea which is to its east. To the west is the Libyan desert which as the ancient greek historian Herodotus said‚ “is wholly the gift of the nile ‚ Egypt would be just the barren desert that surrounds the river.’’ Egypt had two regions. Upper Egypt which started from the first cataract that was one hundred
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How did Hellenistic Culture shape the rest of the Mediterranean world? The Hellenistic culture had a huge influence and major effect on the Mediterranean world because it was very advanced and highly educated. Many Greek and Hellenistic ideas were spread throughout the countries such as‚ Egypt‚ India and Southwest Asia. First-hand and advanced ways of math‚ science and philosophy were developing their way into these other countries. It affected the way that they thought and their way of life
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world history‚ creating its greatest impact in the realm of art and architecture. DEspite commonly being perceived as a single‚ uniform time period‚ there were several distinct periods of artistic styles including the Geometric‚ Classical‚ and Hellenistic periods. Each period is marked by distinctive characteristics that set it apart and often also reflect the historical and mythological aspects of Greek society. The Geometric period was one of the earliest period of Greek art‚ lasting from the ninth
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Being on of the oldest civilizations on earth‚ Egypt is a country in North Africa‚ on the Mediterranean Sea. The Early Egyptians are thought to have been very knowledgeable individuals. They created and thought of ideas that were far in the future to other groups. When one thinks about the Egyptians‚ the first thing that probably comes to mind is their practice of mummification. This idea on its own shows the brilliancy that the Egyptians had. After thinking about that process‚ the next thing that
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