ACS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Dead Sea Scrolls, Burning Bush, Septuagint

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Arts and Contemporary Studies
• Course: ACS 200
• Professor: Jean L I

Document Summary

Part of cultural system of the ancient near east. Rejected urban life style: followed herds around the land. Hebrew bible: 24 books written in hebrew ca. Later supplemented by the greek septuagint: translations of the hebrew bible into greek in 3rd century bce. Hierarchy: earth was a void like sumerians and egyptians believed, god created people to be overlords and dominators of other creators in the world. Disobedience and punishment: they can also transgress because they have freewill, but there are consequences to ones disobedience of god. Adam and eve get kicked out of the garden eden. Women were inferior and men owned everything. Rises as a leader of the hebrews. Raised has egyptians after being orphaned, sees abuse and leaves. Sees god in the burning bush: god - yhwh. God commands him to lead his people out of egypt.