Unit 1.1 Notes Flashcards
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Define “history”
History is the known story of humans and their relationship toward God, humankind, and the environment.
List 7 categories of history
Political, social, economic, cultural, technological, racial, and religious.
Where in the Bible does it say how people should relate to God?
Exodus 20:1-11
Where in the Bible does it say how people should relate to other people?
Exodus 20:11-23:9
Where in the Bible does it say how people should relate to the environment?
Genesis 1:28 and Exodus 23:10-12
Why does history deserve our close attention?
Because there is order and meaning to the past and these events are linked to present and future events.
Why should we want to understand the past?
So we might better assess the perils and opportunities of the present and the future.
How should the “old ways” of doing things be judged?
Upon their ability to last and their proven value and dependability.
What 6 things did the Babylonians contribute?
A calendar; a system of weights and measures; and ideas about law, writing, trading, and farming.
What 2 things did the Phoenicians contribute?
An alphabet and the spreading of civilized ideas in other lands.
What 10 things did the Egyptians contribute?
A calendar; irrigation; works of art; the beginnings of law, astronomy, mathematics, schools, boats, embalming techniques, and writing.
What 2/3 things did the Hebrews contribute?
The idea of one God; the Old Testament of the Bible with commandments of God, including the Ten Commandments.
When were the Babylonians contributing?
1,000-583 BC.
When were the Phoenicians contributing?
3,000-538 BC.
When were the Egyptians contributing?
2,700-1,090 BC.
When were the Hebrews contributing?
2,000-933 BC.
What is Ecclesiastes 1:9?
What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.
What was the Babylonian’s version of Ecclesiastes 1:9?
The life of yesterday, it is today.
What is the real significance of Biblical and Babylonian proverbs?
They point to one of the few constants among all the variables of history.
What constant do Biblical and Babylonian proverbs point to?
The nature of humans.
Does human nature change?
No, and it hasn’t since the Fall of humankind.
What is the gist of Romans 5:12?
That sin has been a part of the nature of all men.
How can a person’s sinful nature stop being constant?
By the person being “born again” or “saved”.
What should we remember about history?
All the little parts are related and are really inseparable.
