Mindline edit
Promoting an interest in a timeline that includes and separates each of the following
- What is the economic idea underpinning any historical event
- What is the theological idea embedded in historical events. Is this a post-rationalist view or is it concurrent with the event? Does it inspire the event or is theology inspired by it?
- What is the philosophical idea embedded in historical events?
- What is the mythological idea embedded in historical events?
- What are the security issues prevalent at the time?
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My Wiki Timelines
Timeline of stories that explain Origin and Creation edit
It is by its nature difficult to establish how myths of creation came about and even more difficult to put dates to them. Many stories have come to represent not only stories of creation and/or origin, but they are also a powerful folk-memory of where a community comes from. These stories are, therefore, the collective identity that binds ancient and modern communities. The stories have been told and re-told over many generations and the origination of the stories are themselves lost in the mists of time. Despite this, I think there is a value in creating a timeline. It may be possible, by this method, to see links we may not otherwise appreciate so easily.
1900 BCE Enuma elish
An Akkadian story of creation. This is the best known Mesopotamian creation myth. The name of this story comes from the opening words of its present form, “Enuma elish”, which means “When on high …”
In the story, the primal form of existence is the fresh waters, Apsu, and the salt waters, Tiamat. The two waters came together to create Lahmu and Lahamu, to which Tiamat gave birth. Gradually, these new gods gave birth to more gods, and the world evolved.
The Assyrians, catured a statue of the God Marduk and kept it for a century. The people of Babylon recovered it from them in 1100 BCE and re-recorded the story to celebrate its return.
1700 BCE Zoroastrians