(in Polish) Ancient Mesopotamia and the Bible WT-SSTN-AM
The merits:
1. Geography and topography of Mesopotamia.
2. Periodization of ancient history of the region.
3. History of ancient Mesopotamia. Prehistorical and proto-historic periods. The beginnings of the Sumerian culture.
4. Sumerians.
5. Akkadians.
6. The history of Mesopotamia after 2004 BC – Assyria and Babylonia.
7. The history of Mesopotamia under the Persians. Hellenistic and other periods.
8. Mesopotamia in the Bible. First contacts between Israel and Mesopotamian cultures: from legend to history. The story of Abraham.
9. Mesopotamia in the Bible (II). View of Assyria and Babylonia and their institutions in different biblical texts.
10. Palestine under the rule of Mesopotamian empires. Israel in Assyria (Assyrian deportations).
11. Palestine under the rule of Mesopotamian empires. Israel in Babylon (Babylonian deportations)
12. “By the rivers of Babylon” – the Exile: from theology to history or from history to theology?
13. History of Jewish diaspora in Mesopotamia and its achievements.
14. Religion of ancient Mesopotamia. Literature of ancient Mesopotamia.
15. Influence of Mesopotamian mythology, wisdom and poetry on the Bible.
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
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Acces code to MS Teams: k82pkgp
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Presence on lectures (in class or – if necessary – online: please register on MSTeams platform; the group title is: WT_B_STRZALKOWSKA_ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA AND THE BIBLE ; the acces code is: k82pkgp)
Short paper at the end of semester.
Bibliography
Chosen bibliography:
- J. BOTTERO, Mesopotamia. Writing. Reasoning. And the Gods, Chicago 1992.
- M. VAN DER MIEROOP, A History of the Ancient Near East ca. 3000-323 BC, Blackwell Publishing 2007.
- G. ROUX, Mezopotamia, przekł. B. Kowalska, J. Kozłowska, Wydawnictwo Akademickie Dialog, Warszawa 2003.
- Other books and articles, and other materials, presented during the academic year.
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