How Did the Hebrew View of History Differ from That

question 37

Multiple Choice

How did the Hebrew view of history differ from that of the Mesopotamians and the Egyptians?

• A) The Hebrews kept careful records of their past, while the Egyptians and Mesopotamians did not.
• B) Egyptians and Mesopotamians believed that God intervened in history, while the Hebrews did not.
• C) While the Jews saw human history as a process leading to a goal, the Mesopotamians and Egyptians saw history as a repetition of events experienced by their ancestors.
• D) The Mesopotamians and the Egyptians shared the same history as the Hebrews.
• E) Egyptians and Mesopotamians had unique events that kept the past alive and vital, while the Hebrews did not have any.

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