Tuesday, September 27, 2016

God as a character...?

This is my mind map about God. God as a character in a book was not what I expected this is because I was tought that God was a kind,compassionate, caring,comfortable being, but viewing God as a character changed my views on the kind,compassionate being that I know to a being to get very angry easily and a being that always wants to get its way and doesn't like mistakes. Examining Genesis 6-9 really changed my views on God as a character because this is where God had shown that he doesn't like people getting greedy and turning into selfish people. If they did turn out like that which they did, they wouldn't get a chance to redeem themselves instead they were all killed off expect for Noah and his family.This is my views on God as a character.

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Women's fault?



           In the beginning God created Heaven and Earth.......have you heard of the story of the creation of earth and man ? So if u have then the question we all ask is whose fault is it for us being banished from the Garden of Eden? I believe that it's Eve's fault because she knew that eating the fruit was bad but yet she still ate the fruit that was forbidden by God and she persuaded Adam to do the same. In the passage is states "The woman said to the serpent "we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden , but God did say,'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die'." This proves that she knew that eating the fruit is bad. Another reason why I believe that it's Eve's fault is in the passage it states""For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it." This shows that Eve knew what she was doing was bad.In conclusion the banishing of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden is Eve's fault
Source: Genesis 2&3 



Greek flood myths vs. Mesopotamian flood myth



Have you ever heard of "Noah and the Ark"? Or what about "the Epics of Gilgamesh " these stories have many things in common but they also have a lot of differences.The Greeks and the Mesopotamians had very similar great flood stories but they so different in so many ways.  
   The Greeks and the Mesopotamians had very similar great flood stories. They both used arks(boats). They both involve gods and Demi-God. They both involve human beings being rude,greedy,noisy etc. They both involved just 2 people being saved, the main character(usually a guy) that was chosen by the God or gods and then you have his wife. Both Arks(boats) landed on a mountain.This shows how the Greeks and Mesopotamians great flood stories are similar.  
   The Greeks and the Mesopotamians great flood stories are different. The Mesopotamians great flood lasted for six days and six nights. The Greeks great flood lasted for nine days and nine nights. Zeus wanted to kill the humans because of how mean, rude and greedy they were. The Mesopotamian gods wanted to kill them because they overpopulated and noisy. This shows how the Greeks and the Mesopotamians Great flood story are different.
   In conclusion there are many versions of the great flood story and they are similar and different in many ways.
Source: 
Deucalion Myth~ancient-origins.net~http://www.ancient-origins.net/human-origins-folklore/deucalion-myth-great-flood-greece-00259
             

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Welcome to my Blog!!!

Hello world! 
My name is Hanah and I have created this blog as apart of an assignment for English class. I'm very excited to begin this blog and don't know what to expect. I go to Roslyn High School. Hopefully everything that I type/post makes sense. I think that this assignment is will be very fun. Hope you guys enjoy!!!!!