Introduction and the Jewish Heritage

• What body of water was ANCIENT western culture centered around?

  The Mediterranean Sea.
• We should study Western Culture because:

  It is our culture
• What does Psalm 51 say about Ritual Sacrifices?

  That God wants sorrow for sin before he wants sacrifices.
• Why is Abraham called the Father of Faith?

  Because he trusted in God
• What are the 3 elements of Western Culture?

  Greco-Roman Culture, Judeo-Christian Culture, and Germanic Culture
• What does Psalm 139 indicate about the nature of God?

  That He knows us intimately
• Where was Abraham born?


  Ur.
• What is the main theme of Psalm 57?

  The mercy and protection of God in times of danger
• How does the instructor define Patriotism?

  As the preferential love of one's own
• When are the Hebrew Scriptures to have been written?

  Around 1000-500 BC