The Historian
3 primary resources Historians use to study History
1) Artifacts
2) Written Records
3) Traditions
"In the beginning" is the first words recorded in this Holy Book
The Bible - Genesis
The first man and woman
Adam and Eve
This man remained committed to God
Noah
The Tower was built in this land
Land of Shinar (SE Mesopotamia)
Secondary sources include:
Objects, art, coins, Bible, architecture i.e. Great Wall of China, etc.
Man is created in this image
God's
Eve ate from this tree
The Tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil
God's covenant with Noah (Genesis 9)
That He would never flood the earth again.
God confused those building the Tower of Babel this way
By confusing their speech
Meaning of the "doctrine of divine providence."
God controls all human history.
Often called the "Creation Mandate"
Genesis 1:28 - "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion..
The thesis statement for human history
Genesis 3:15 - the battle between God's children and Satan's.
The Ark rested on this area and nation
Mount Ararat - modern day Turkey
Genesis 10 if often referred to this way
"The Table of Nations"
This Holy Book gives Christians a worldview
The Holy Bible
The word "civilization" comes from this Latin word
Civitas
Known as the first 'murderer' of the Bible
Cain
The names of Noah's three sons
Ham, Shem and Japeth
Ham, Shem and Japeth were given these territories
Ham - Eastern Asia and Africa
Shem - Middle East and Asia
Japeth - Europe
A Historian's faith will profoundly shape...
his telling of History.
5 Features of Civilization include
Cities, Social classes, Written language, Religion, Government, Arts/Music
Adam and Eve's third son
Seth - the Sethites
Noah placed this curse on Ham for this reason
Ham gossiped about his father's stupor to his brothers
History's most important person
Yahweh