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Romance Fiction in the Ancient World
As Hellenism spread through the ancient world, literacy increased and people began to value stories, especially romance fiction. This popular genre even influenced religious writings. Read more here. After the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C., Greek culture continued to spread through the areas his armies had conquered. During this time, a large amount of literature-including prose fiction,…
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The Sacred Tent
Before the King Solomon built the temple, worship in Israel revolved around the Sacred Tent, or Tabernacle. Read about the origin of this tent and its role in the Israelites’ worship practices.When God gave Moses the Law at Mount Sinai, God also gave him instructions for making a sacred tent of meeting, also known as the “tabernacle” (Exodus 25:1–27:21; 36:1–38:31).…
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Shavuot: The Feast of Weeks
The covenant defined God’s relationship with his people, and Shavuot celebrates this covenant relationship that appears in Exodus 24. Shavuot (the plural version of the Hebrew word shavuah, or "week") is the third and last of the annual, weeklong biblical pilgrimage festivals to the holy Temple in Jerusalem, the capital of the Israelites. Many scholars think that Shavuot has roots…
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Sukkot: The Feast of Booths
Jews have celebrated this festival for thousands of years. Find out the significance of this celebration and why it has endured.In ancient rabbinic tradition, Sukkot, sometimes called the “Feast of Booths,” is referred to as he-chag, or The Holiday. Today, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are viewed by the vast majority of Jews and Gentiles as the most important of…
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Biblical Languages
How many languages were used to write the Bible? Where did these languages come from? Who spoke these languages? This article gives a brief overview of each of the Bible’s major languages. The original language of most of the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible). Hebrew appeared first in a written source in the late tenth century B.C. As is clear from…
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Ancient Texts Related to the Old Testament
Context is important. Find out how the social, religious and political context of Israel influenced biblical events and literature. Ancient Document and Date Language Chief Enemy Gilgamesh Epic around 1700 B.C.; some versions circulated as early as 2100 B.C. Akkadian Gilgamesh, the ruler of Uruk, has many adventures and meets Utnapishtim, the only survivor of the great flood. Enuma Elish…
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