October 10th, 1994
Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Hebrews
Their development from the 3rd millennium to 2nd C.E.
When the canonization of the Hebrew Holy ("TaNaKh") took place.
Frank Mancini
irg@ix.netcom.com
MESOPOTAMIA
Mesopotamia was the land of four primary civilizations: the Sumerian, the Akkadians, the Babylonian and the Assyrians. The Hebrews, like the Akkadians, belong to a group of people known as Semites and from there we can see the influence of Mesopotamian culture in some of the Hebrews traditions. During the same time, civilization began in Egypt, and there can be seen a distinct difference in the social, religious and political system from Mesopotamia; that the link between the two civilizations are the Hebrews, and although no historical records are available aside from the Holy Scriptures, it is believed that the Hebrews settled in Egypt during the era of Hyksos domination in the seventeenth century B.C.E. These three civilizations to be discussed were......
Join Now or Login to view the rest of this paper.
Approximate Word Count: 1946
Approximate Pages: 8 (260 words per double-spaced page) |