Biblical Understanding & 19th-century CE Archaeology The stories which the Bible relates were considered to be historically accurate and entirely unique until the mid-19th century CE when archaeologists discovered the civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt. The Bible, in fact, was considered the oldest book in the world until much older literature was discovered which told the same stories, […]
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Mesopotamia: The Rise of the Cities – Joshua J. Mark 5*INFO
Mesopotamia: The Rise of the Cities Article by Joshua J. Mark published on 10 April 2014 Send to Google Classroom: Once upon a time, in the land known as Sumer, the people built a temple to their god who had conquered the forces of chaos and brought order to the world. They built this temple at a place […]
Moses – JOSHUA J. MARK 5*INFO LINKED TO SUMERIAN – SUMERIAN – SUMERIAN
Moses Definition by Joshua J. Mark published on 28 September 2016 Send to Google Classroom: Listen to this article Moses on Mount Sinai Jean-Léon Gérôme (Public Domain) Moses (c. 1400 BCE) is considered one of the most important religious leaders in world history. He is claimed by the religions of Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Bahai as an important prophet of […]
Sumerians – Sumerians – Sumerians – Joshua J Mark 5*+++ BRILL ARTICLE AND SO INFORMATIVE
Sumerian by Joshua J. Mark published on 09 October 2019 Send to Google Classroom: PODCASTListen to this article, narrated by David Draffin Detail of the War Scene of the Standard of Ur Showing Sumerian Warriors Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin (CC BY-NC-SA) The Sumerians were the people of southern Mesopotamia whose civilization flourished between c. 4100-1750 BCE. Their name comes from the region which […]
Mesopotamia: The Rise of the Cities – Joshua J. Mark 5*INFO
Mesopotamia: The Rise of the Cities Article by Joshua J. Mark published on 10 April 2014 Send to Google Classroom: PODCASTListen to this article, narrated by David Draffin Once upon a time, in the land known as Sumer, the people built a temple to their god who had conquered the forces of chaos and brought order to the world. […]
The Mesopotamian Pantheon – Joshua J. Mark 5*INFO
The Mesopotamian Pantheon Article The gods of the Mesopotamian region were by no means uniform in name, power, provenance or status in the hierarchy. Mesopotamian culture varied from region to region, from city-state to city-state and, because of this, Marduk should not be regarded as King of the Gods in the same way Zeus ruled in Greece. While Marduk was venerated highly in Babylon, Enlil held […]