• Nomadic: Wandered the desert for 40 years looking for God’s Promised Land.

• No country: Did not have a permanent homeland until 1947 when the country of Israel was created.

General Information about Jewish People and Ancient Hebrews

• Trace their history to Abraham• Kings to Know –

Saul, David, Solomon• Divided Kingdom –

Israel and Judah• Center of Temple –

Holy of Holies contained Ark of the Covenant

Then we get to … Hebrew Literature

• Monotheistic (1 god) - Yahweh (Elohim, Adonai)

• He is above all a person with whom one can have a relationship.

God for Jewish people

• The Jewish people have a covenant with God—a special relationship in which God watches over them and guides their destiny.

Major Text = TorahTypes of Writing• Prophetical – Tell about the coming Messiah• History – Tell the history of the Jewish people• Poetry – Used to praise Yahweh (name of God)• Psalm – song sung to teach, worship, or to

inform

Types of Writing/Literature

• Not well developed but some say there will be a final day of judgment.

• Jews still hope for the coming of the Messiah, who will hand out eternal judgment and reward to all.

Afterlife

Use your these stories to fill out your graphic organizer:1. Gilgamesh – pgs. 41-43 2. Noah – pgs. 70-73

Flood Stories

Write a long paragraph (7-9 good sentences) compare/contrast about the flood stories. Are they more alike or different? You decide, but use the texts as your evidence.

Long Writing

1. What did God create first?2. What is the firmament?3. What are the lights that divide the day

from the night?4. In whose image is man made?5. Why did God create man according to Genesis?6. How many trees did God put in the garden of Eden that are

named? What are their names?7. Why did God make Eve?8. Who tricked Eve into eating the fruit?9. What is God’s punishment for disobeying Him? For Adam? For

Eve? For both?10. How did God keep them out of the Garden?

Genesis QuestionsRead Pgs. 65-69 and Answer these in complete sentences.

Allusions

An allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, event, literary work, myth or work of art. The reader or listener has to make the connection.

Types– Biblical Christian Bible– Historical factual events– Classical from Greek or Roman mythology

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Directions: In groups of 4 find enough information for each of the biblical allusions below to make yourself familiar with the meaning of the story, character, or reference.

Write a short (1 or 2 sentences) summary for each story, character, or reference.

Put your summary together with your partners’ (read them all…) then write them and turn them in.

Looking at Biblical Allusions

1. Abraham and Isaac

2. David and Bathsheba

3. Eye of the Needle

4. David and Goliath

5. Good Samaritan

6. Doubting Thomas

7. Original Sin/The Fall

8. Samson and Delilah

9. Solomon

10. Four Horsemen

11. The Exodus

12. The Promised Land

13. The Flood

14. Garden of Eden

15. Job

16. Jonah

17. Manna

18. Prodigal Son

19. Armageddon

20. Messiah/Christ Figure