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1. Slide 1:Early Medieval Europe Founding of the Church
2. Slide 2: Introduction: The Roots (This Series) Judaism • Greece • • Rome • Christianity and Christ Himself • The Early Theologians
3. Slide 3:Introduction: Fluorescence (The Next Series) Dark Ages • Feudalism • • The Sociopolitical Structure • Eve of the Renaissance
4. Slide 4:Roots of Medieval Era: Judaism of Abraham • Hebrews: a population in the city of Ur in Sumeria • The word is derived from Greek biblia, which means “book,” hence “People of the Book” • Abraham was said to have led his people out of Ur and migrated westward to the Fertile Crescent to settle in Canaan (Israel) • There he made a covenant with God (Yahweh): “I will be your God; you will be my people” • Hence the expression “The Chosen People.”
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