| THE HEBREWS |
| 1900-1500 BC : Wandering/pastoral --move from Mesopotamia to Egypt, enslaved by Egyptians --Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (aka "Israel"= "soldier of God") |
| 1250-973 BC Exodus from Egypt; fight for homeland --Moses leads out of Egypt into Sinai desert --want to get to Promised Land of Canaan --Samuel, Saul, David battle the Canaanites, David conquers them; they become Hebrews |
| 973-933 BC: reign of King Solomon --establishes capital at Jerusalem --builds Temple Division: Kingdom of Israel (North); capital: Samaria Kingdom of Judah (South); capital: Jerusalem |
| 586-539 BC: Babylonian Captivity then, Jews ruled by Persians, Greeks, then independent, then by Romans |
| 70 C.E.: Emperor Titus destroys Temple again-Diaspora |
| 1948 C.E. state of Israel The enduring influence of the Jewish religion: 1. Monotheism 2. Transcendent theology 3. View of humanity: --moral autonomy --responsibility --self-awareness --value of the individual |
| Structure of Genesis 1 | |
| Day | Creation |
| 1 | Light |
| 2 | Sky, separation of upper & lower waters |
| 3 | Earth & Vegetation |
| 4 | Heavenly Lights |
| 5 | Birds & Fish |
| 6 | Land animals & humans |