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What major city does the episode begin in?
Jerusalem
What are the three major religions that are based in Jerusalem?
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
What do the three major religions based in Jerusalem have in common?
They are all monotheistic, believing in one God.
What is significant geographically and historically about the area of Mesopotamia
It is a fertile area between two rivers. Civilization begins there.
What major cultural shift occurs in Mesopotamia?
The move from hunter gatherer to farming.
What do people do with the extra time they have once they begin to farm, instead of being hunter gatherers?
They write, among other things.
What major revelation does Bruce Feller have at the end of the first section?
The Bible roots itself in a particular time and place, coming from the life of the rivers.
What major mountain is discussed in section 2?
Mount Ararat
What story in Genesis is associated with the mountain in section 2?
Noah's Ark
Does Bruce Feller end up believing that it's necessary to find the Ark? What is important?
No, but it's more important that the story is still alive in a specific place. People connect to the story through the place.
What is the relationship between place, history, story, and science discussed in section 2?
Science does not explain everything, story and place are important
What is the first city visited in section 3? Why is it important in history?
Sanliurfa, it is believed that Abraham is born there
What major pattern does Bruce Feller recognize as he walks the Bible?
creation and destruction, recreation
What is Canaan rich with?
historical data, artworks, urban construction
What metaphor does someone being interviewed in Part IV that describes the story of Abraham and Isaac?
A recipe
What are the "ingredients" in the metaphor that is used in part IV?
History, myth, anachronism
