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“Write Now ” 10/1

“Write Now ” 10/1. What does the word “mythology” mean to you? Name some of the major mythologies that you know and tell a little about the mythology. Definition. Mythology: stories that are meant to instruct Does NOT mean an untrue story!!!!! Myths have serious moral implications

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“Write Now ” 10/1

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  1. “Write Now” 10/1 • What does the word “mythology” mean to you? Name some of the major mythologies that you know and tell a little about the mythology.

  2. Definition • Mythology: stories that are meant to instruct • Does NOT mean an untrue story!!!!! • Myths have serious moral implications • Captures the essence of the human experience • Mythology builds cultures

  3. Major Mythologies of Western Culture • Greek • Polytheistic • Judeo-Christian • Monotheistic • Science • Non-theism

  4. Three Holy Books • Torah (Judaism) • Old Testament – Covers creation and major laws and beliefs • Bible (Christianity) • Old Testament + New Testament, with focus on the new • Shares beliefs of Judaism but with revisions made my Jesus • Quran (Islam) • Considers Old and New Testaments as holy works but provides a new book to reconcile the two, through the teachings of Muhammad • Recognizes Jesus as a profit but see his divinity as contradictory to a monotheistic religion

  5. Our Focus: The Torah • Pentateuch: first five books of the Old Testament • Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Leviticus • Genesis: • Creation • Covenants – promises made by God • First Families

  6. Genesis Authorship • Moses: originally credited with authorship • Problems with Mosaic Authorship: • Discrepancies • Repetitions • Speaking in third person • Talks about his own death • Linguistics: different writing styles

  7. Documentary Hypothesis • 4 major contributors to the Pentateuch • Yahwist Source (J) • Elohist Source (E) • Deuteronomist Source (D) • Priestly Source (P)

  8. Yahwist Source • Uses personal name “Yahweh” for God • Anthropomorphic portray of Deity • Vivid, concrete style • Dramatic storyline (beginning with creation Gen. 2:4)

  9. Elohist • Uses generic plural Elohim for God • Less picturesque (than J) • Less anthropomorphic (than J) • Begins narrative with Abraham

  10. Deuteronomist • More elaborate rhetorical style than J and E

  11. Priestly • Focuses on Priestly interests • Legalistic • Ritual • Precise, pedantic style, meticulously listing genealogies, censuses, dates, and instructions for the cult • Added to JE epic during and after the Babylonian exile

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