It is a historical fact that a great deluge once destroyed every human being on earth except a single family. The book of Genesis contains the only reliable account of this earth-shaking event. However, this traumatic experience left its mark on the oral traditions of a wide variety of people. Some late accounts of the ...
The epic of Gilgamesh is a wonderful piece of literature portraying the main character, Gilgamesh, as a strong powerful leader who is two-thirds God and stronger than any other King alive. He was truly a hero showing skill, intelligence, valor, reverence, and a respect for death. He goes fearlessly into battle to rid the world ...
Dreams are regarded in many different ways, depending on the person, culture, community, family, or nation. The importance of dreams is based on how a person feels about them. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, both Gilgamesh and Enkidu have dreams that are of vast importance to both them and the story. Their dreams are interpreted ...
From the Neolithic to the Urban Revolutions, the development of human civilization underwent many changes. These alterations were very influential to each other and to life today. Without these revolutions, we would still be hunter gatherers. Before the Neolithic Revolution, humans were hunter gatherers. This time was called the Paleolithic Era or the Old Stone ...
In recent years the growth trend in churches has been among those claiming to be “Bible believing” and with doctrines that describe the Bible as the literal word of God. In fact, so-called “Liberal” churches have lost membership while the fundamentalist congregations keep attracting new members. Some might argue that this is nothing to be ...
“No woman here is going to be allowed to walk all over us. Otherwise, as men we’ll be disgraced. We won’t deserve the name” (Heaney, p. 42). Throughout history, women have been treated differently than men. Additionally, the standards to which women were held to also varied with different civilizations. This is very apparent in ...
