Ancient Israel
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Date Created
2-11-2016
Keywords
Jewish people; Jews; Jewish influence; Jewish population; Age of Patriarchs; Sumer; Civilization; Jewish innovations; Abraham; Abraham's journey; Ancient Mesopotamian culture; Fatalism; Gods; Nature gods; Valor; Utnapishtim; Noah; Mesopotamian myths; Biblical stories; Canaan; Ugarit; Ancient culture; Ancient accounts; Biblical accounts; Online UCF
Abstract
"Who are the Jewish people? Where did they come from, and why do we care? We’re talking about a scant 13.9 million, one out of every 457 people in the world being Jewish. That's a sliver of a sliver. Yet, the influence of the Jewish people is beyond measure. Let’s go back to the "cradle of civilization," ancient Mesopotamia, and consider the life and times of ancient Israel's first great patriarch – Abraham." In this video, Professor Kenneth Hanson traces the history of Israel back to their beginning, discussing the Jewish people and their influence to the world in the light of ancient accounts versus biblical accounts. Addressed topics include: Age of Patriarchs, Abraham and his journey, Jewish innovations, ancient Mesopotamian culture and myths, gods, and other Biblical stories and characters.
Length of Video
14:09
Format
video/mp4
Subject
Jews; Civilization--Jewish influences; Civilization; Abraham (Biblical patriarch); Mesopotamian civilizations; History of Biblical events; Sociology, Biblical; Biblical teaching
Creator (Linked data)
Hanson, Kenneth, 1953- [VIAF]; Hanson, Kenneth, 1953- (LC)
Collection
Recommended Citation
Hanson, Kenneth, "The Dawn of Israel" (2016). Ancient Israel. 3.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/ancientisrael/3
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Document Type
Video