Sunday, August 31, 2014

Genesis 1-11 Discussion Questions



Genesis Chapter 1 Discussion Questions
Who is sole creator of everything?

What was the condition of the earth in the beginning?

What did God create or do in each of the creative days?

What are some phrases that are frequently repeated in this chapter?

By what means did God create light, the firmament, the earth, vegetation, the sun, moon and stars, and the animals?

Over what things did God tell man to have dominion?

How did God describe His creation when He saw everything that He had made? 


Genesis Chapter 2 Discussion Questions


What did God do on the seventh day?

How did God water the ground?

From what material did the Lord God form man?

What types of trees were in the Garden of Eden? 

Of which tree was Adam not to eat?

What were some things that Adam was to do in the garden?

How did God make a woman?

When man leaves his father and mother and cleaves to his wife they shall be what?

What were Adam and his wife's reaction to their nakedness? 

Genesis Chapter 3 Discussion Questions

How did the serpent lie to the woman? 

How was Eve tempted?

After disobeying, how did Adam and his wife cover themselves?

What questions did God ask Adam?

Who did Adam blame?

Who did the woman blame?

What curse was put on the serpent?

What promise was made regarding the seed of the woman?

What curse was put on the woman?

What curse was put on the ground?

What curse was put on the man?

Who was the mother of all living?

With what did God clothe Adam and Eve?

After driving man out of the garden, how did God guard the way to the tree of life? 

Genesis Chapter 4 Discussion Questions

What were the names of Adam and Eve's first two sons?

What offering did each of the boys bring?

Whose offering was rejected?

Who did Cain kill?

Who said, "Am I my brother's keeper?"

What punishment did Cain receive?

What son was born to replace Abel?

Genesis Chapter 5 Discussion Questions

The genealogies in this chapter begin with whom and end with whom?

What unusual thing happened to Enoch?

Who was the oldest man and how long did he live?

Who were Noah's three sons?

How many years after Adam was created were Noah’s three sons born? 

Genesis Chapter 6 Discussion Questions

What did God say would not always strive with man?

What was the condition of men's hearts before the flood?

What was God's attitude toward man in general?

Who found grace in the eyes of the Lord?

What were the dimensions of the Ark?

How many doors were in the Ark?

How many decks (stories) were on the Ark?

How many of each kind of animal was Noah to bring into the Ark?

What else was Noah to bring into the Ark? 

Genesis Chapter 7 Discussion Questions

How many of each kind of clean animal was Noah to bring into the Ark?

How long did it rain?

What was the source of all the water?

Who were the people that got into the Ark?

How high did the water rise?

What happened to all the men and animals that did not go into the Ark? 

Genesis Chapter 8 Discussion Questions

Where did the ark rest after the waters receded?

What bird was first sent from the Ark?

What happened when a dove was sent from the Ark the first time?

What happened when the dove was sent from the Ark the second time?

What were the animals to do when they left the Ark?

What was the first thing that Noah did when he left the ark? 

Genesis Chapter 9 Discussion Questions

What did God command Noah and his sons to do when they left the Ark?

What was mankind allowed to eat after the flood?

What happened to a man who shed another man's blood?

What's sign did God give that he will never again destroy the earth by water? 

Genesis Chapter 10 Discussion Questions

Who was Nimrod?

In whose days was the earth divided? 

Genesis Chapter 11 Discussion Questions

What one thing characterized the whole earth?

Why did the people want to build a tower?

What was the name of the city where God confused the languages?

This chapter traces the genealogy of Abram back to what person?

What was the name of Abram's nephew?

What was the name of Abram's first wife?

From what place did Abram and Terah depart as they went to the land of Canaan?

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Caananites and Origin of the Tribes of Israel (video)


Please take a look at this video on the Caananites and the tribes of Israel. Post comments/questions below.


Saturday, August 23, 2014

Video: Hammurabi's Code


Please watch the brief videos of the stele Hammurabi's Code:


Video: Babylon


Please watch the documentary on Babylon:




What do you find interesting about Babylon? How did it differ from Akkad and Sumer?

Video: Akkad


Please watch the following documentary of Akkad:



What do you find interesting about Akkad? How did it differ from Sumer?

Temples and Statues


What were Sumerian temples called and what purpose did they play in their society?

What was the role of the temple statues? Who did they represent?

Numbers and Measurement



List the important discoveries in numbers and measurement in Sumerian:

Gods and Godesses



Were the Sumerians mono- or polytheistic?

What role did the gods play in everyday life?

Did the Sumerians believe in an afterlife? If so, was it for everyone?

Name the important god/s that were worshiped:


The Birth of Writing


How did writing develop and what were the characteristics of writing in Sumer? What was it used for?

Sumer: Men, Women, and Civlization


In what ways were men and women different across social classes but also within the high-ranking classes?

What was meant with the word nin?

Who was Pu-abi?

Who was the only woman to rule a city-state?

What were some important technological innovations/inventions during this time?

Priests, Kings, and Others



P12: What are the two distinguishing features of civilization that are mentioned?

What % of society was greater: kings/priests or commoners? What was the single largest group in society?

Which group was the highest ranked/had the most influence in Sumerian society? What roles did they fulfill?

What was the term for a supreme ruler which meant "great man"?


Sumer



How was farming accomplished in Sumer? What role did the climate play in this?

Men, Women, and Farming


What important changes did the Agricultural Revolution create in the pattern of relations between men and women? List as many as you can!

Important Dates: Agricultural Villages



Approximately when did the first agricultural villages appear and where?


How did family relationships change and become more complex during this time?

Hunter Gatherers



Describe life for early humans as hunter gatherers. How did these ancestors survive and thrive?

Ages of Humanity


What were the four important Ages discussed thus far?

Important Dates: Agricultural Revolution



Please list the approximate time period during which the agricultural revolution occurred?

Important Dates: First Civlizations



Approximately what year did the first civilizations rise?

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Who were the Mesopotamians?



From the lecture and reading: Who were the Mesopotamians? Please list as many of the different groups as you can (Sumerians, etc.)

Bonus: What does Mesopotamia mean in Greek?

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