RELG 102 1st Edition Lecture 1 Outline of Current Lecture Roots of Western Religion Egyptian Religion Current Lecture I Roosts of western religion Early images of gods were in form called theriomorphic images Every religion relies on some already existing ideas Relied on many gods not just one Wild animal form theriomorphic Valued animals as gods and goddesses Bulls often chosen due to their strength courageous heart and virility Also lions tigers horses Virility is everything because a lot of children didn t survive Kings often shown as bulls People begin to produce themselves as gods and goddesses Horse god from ancient Sumeria Ancient world is polytheistic II What is this The scorceror in france from 3000 years ago Animal human form The god bess from Egypt Human animal form They can take on all shapes and forms These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute The god pan A god really influencing western religion Resembles the Christian devil Eastern religions still see animals as gods in India They are not eaten Some hindus are vegans III Egyptian religion Egyptian civilization thrived 5 000 years ago Written texts Jews were slaves in Egypt Pyramids built by Khufu and Khefra They are 4500 years old 2500 years from Jesus pre date Moses by 1000 years engineering skills critical reasoning and technology is some things ancient Egyptians did not have the stones are still structurly sound Egypt linked to the old testament IV What evidence exists Ramses ll and Moses Ruled in the 1200s The bible never names the pharaoh that s deals with Moses Letters early on were pictures Polytheistic Pharaohs were involved in religion Saqqara has the earliest pyramid it s a step pyramid Mt Sinai part of the ancient biblical world Not for sure that this is the Mt Sinai 750 uneven stone steps Roman theater Alexandria 2000 years old