Religious Beliefs of the Ancient Mesopotamians and the Hebrews.
Title: Religious Beliefs of the Ancient Mesopotamians and the Hebrews.
Category: /Society & Culture/Religion
Details: Words: 525 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Religious Beliefs of the Ancient Mesopotamians and the Hebrews.
Category: /Society & Culture/Religion
Details: Words: 525 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Religious Beliefs of the Ancient Mesopotamians and the Hebrews
The ancient Mesopotamians and the Hebrews had significant differences in their religious beliefs and these differences shaped their societies.
Religion was the basis of civilization for the ancient Mesopotamians; it dominated every aspect of their lives. The ancient Mesopotamian society was built upon mythopoeic thinking. This way of thinking based on myths, led them to believe in Polytheism, the belief in many gods. These gods controlled
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they could accomplish.
The outlook the Hebrews held was that of optimism, they lived happier more fulfilling lives. Their beliefs that Yahweh was a god of mercy, goodness and "was attentive to human needs," (40) and because of this they could live a more individualized life and it gave them a "unique dignity, which cannot be taken away." The Hebrews being optimistic were able to grow and expand in there personal lives and as a society.