exam 1 Flashcards
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liturgical text
relate to words, music, and action used in ceremony
veneration
respect or awe by the dignity, wisdom, dedication
akhenaten is a__
philosopher
has power
wealth
center to the hymn’s message is Aten’s good provisions for the human world which is —-
all goods things are connected to the sun, which creates life
The poem claims only two people fully understand true nature of Aten,
Akhenaten himself and his
queen, Nefertiti
Akhenaten worshiped the
Aten (sun) as
one true god
The great hymn to Aten bears similarities
to
Psalm 104
Human and animals are all part
of nature and not separated
light symbolizes
god, God and son
Who wrote the great hymn to Aten
Pharaoh Akhenatan
Enuma Elish text is
Akkadian
Enuma Elish evolved from
Sumerian myth
in both Genesis and Enuma Elish, matter exist when ___ and _____ precedes _____
creation begins, darkness, creation
Comparing Genesis and Enuma Elish, lights exist before creation of the ____
sun, moon, and stars
Genesis and Enuma Elish both talks about division between
waters above and waters below
in Comparing Genesis and Enuma Elish, barrier
holds back upper waters
similar creation sequence of Genesis and Enuma Elish are
division of waters
dry land
stars
humanity
In Enuma Elish the symbol of chaos is
goddess Tiamat(sea goddess)
Genesis refers to
deep
Hebrew word for deep is _____, linguistically related to Tiamat
tehom
cosmogony
deals with origin of the universe (solar system)
God the protagonist is
sovereign and divine
creator and craftsman
God the protagonist
sustainer and provider
transcendent majesty
Marduk
father figure, idea of ancestry and parents