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An ancient record produced during a time period written by those involved in the event
Primary sources
examination of a given record for its internal consistency and believability
evaluation of historical sources
time period in history when man used very simple stone tools; framework of the evolutionary worldview
Paleolithic Age
people with special functions
social classes
city in Shinar that had a great tower; place where languages were born
Babel
If something explains or interprets a primary source
secondary sources
gathering useful information & weaving it together
historical synthesis
the period from 10,000 BC to about 4,000 BC called the New Stone Age; framework of the evolutionary worldview
Neolithic Age
an individual’s focus on a specific job or skill
specialization
Genesis 10
Table of Nations
an object made by people
an artifact
A perspective from which we examine & interpret the universe & everything in it
worldview
Genesis 1:28
Creation Mandate
a system of basic values, beliefs, and behaviors that are directed in worship toward God
religion
CFR
Creation, Fall, Redemption
handing down your story by word of mouth from generation to generation
tradition
biblical teaching that there is no event that is out of God’s control or that does not help to accomplish His purpose for this world
divine providence
human culture lived in cities
civilization
humans yet to be born who would prove to have the same deceptive, God-defying nature that Satan evidenced in the Garden of Eden
seed of the serpent
Where Noah's Ark came to rest after the floodwaters receded
written records
the study of the record of the past acts of God and man on earth from its creation to the present, based on the best surviving evidence
history
a system of rules, regulations, and accountability that governs all who take part in the functions of a city
organization
I Am that I Am
Yahweh
Genesis 3:15
The Bible's thesis statement for Human history