Instruction
ANSWER BOTH QUESTIONS AS POSTS ON THE DESIGNATED DISCUSSION BOARDS IN THE MODULE
Part One:
Please read Professor Yerushalmi’s introductory chapter to his monograph Zakhor, pp. 5 until p. 14, stopping at the beginning of the first paragraph. Then briefly answer the following Focus Question One:
According to Professor Yerushalmi, what is the unique contribution of Biblical thought to the idea of history and the writing of history?
Part Two:
Please read Professor Speiser’s article, pp. 280-297. You do not have to read the article very carefully but keep the following focus question in mind while reading the article:
Focus Question Two:
Do the ancient Mesopotamians, who clearly have a developed mythology with cyclical notions of time, also have a linear sense of history?
Answer the above question and note some major supporting evidence for your answer to the question..