Two Cultures
- To what culture do the Jews belong? To what culture do the Greeks and Romans belong?
- What does the Hindu Indian Veda, Greek philosophy, and Scandinavian mythology (eg. Snorri Sturluson's mythology) have in common? To what do they all have leanings (next page)?
- What does polytheism mean?
- What was the most important sense for Indo-Europeans? How did they view history?
- What does pantheism mean?
- What fundamental idea do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all share? What other view is common to these Semitic belief systems (view of history)? Why is this important?
- What was the most important sense for Semitic cultures?
- Compare the “purpose” of Indo-European and Semitic religions?
- What was God’s covenant with Abraham?
- Who received the title Messiah and why?
- How did Jesus distinguish himself from other "messiahs?"
- Sophie’s teacher mentions that we learn something from Socrates and Jesus, what is it?
- What does the word "Christ" actually mean?
- How long did it take for the entire Hellenistic world to become Christian?
- What is stated as one central tenet of the Christian creed?