They developed along the Fertile Crescent area of the Middle East. ... Around 1500 BC, the Hebrew people formed a culture along the Eastern Mediterranean. ... Persia eventually grew into a huge empire that covered the whole Middle East and Mediterranean area because of their religious tolerance. ...
He states, "Persian successes in the northern Middle East were reversed in the 7th century, and the population was forcibly reconverted to Christianity" (356). ... Stearns states, "The new empire benefited from the high levels of civilization long present in the eastern Mediterranean" (355). ...
Later in the Middle ages Jews were widely accused of starting the bubonic plague, despite the fact that the Jews also had the plague. ... Pogroms, or campaigns against Jews, broke out in Eastern Europe during the late 1920's to the early 1940's. ...
I will mainly focus on ancient Greek and Roman conceptions of demons while briefly mentioning some of the eastern influences on their views. ... Greek philosophers based their questions on their myths and legends which were strongly derived from the ancient Near Eastern cultures. ...
No parable of Jesus has been used or quoted more than that of "The Prodigal Son-. The impact and the effect that this story has had on the lives of people who have heard it are tremendous. J.E. Compton says, "the greatest of all His [Jesus'] parables."" We as human beings have always struggled with forgiveness, compassion, and acceptance from the Divine Other. ...
