How did religious beliefs vary from culture to culture in the ancient world? Choose two sources to compare and contrast any of the following: Mesopotamian Religion, Hinduism, Hebrew religion.
Explain their major religious beliefs and how they resembled or differed from each other.
What do I know? (Brain storming)
Two religions differed through worship and “reward/punishment” system
“Written” text differ.
Sacrifice? (Judaism- pg. 209; Hinduism pg. 76)
Both considered divinely inspired
6 differences:
Hinduism
Reincarnation: (Four Noble Truths) Life is Sorrow. Sorrow is result of selfish desire. Selfish desire can be destroyed. It can be destroyed by following the 8 fold path. (until you rid yourself of selfish desire you will continue to come back to life and suffer) (pg.196-197/78 Worlds of History)
Caste system: kshatriya, vaishya, shudra, & Brahman upper class (pg. 199-201/81 Worlds of History)
8 fold path
How to reach nirvana: Budda’s first sermon: Four Noble Truths- lead to 8 fold path (pg. 197 Worlds of History)
World created by sacrifice (pg. 76-78 Worlds of History)
How to worship – destroy desire (pg. 197 Worlds of History)
Hebrew
Rewarded with heaven through following the laws of the lord
No caste system: all men equal “Now suppose a king were to gather together a hundred men of different classes and to order the brahmans and kshatriyas to take kindling wood of sal, pine, lotus, or sandal, and light fires, while the low class folk did the same with common wood. What do you think would happen? Would the fires of high-born men blaze up brightly..and those of the humble fail?” (Buddhism and Caste pg. 200)
(pg. 199-201 Worlds of History)
(pg. 199-201 Worlds of History)
10 commandments (pg. 208-209 ch. 20 Worlds of History)
How to reach heaven
World Created by God (pg. 204-207 Worlds of History)
How to worship- believe/praise God
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