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  • What are the three major religions that are based in Jerusalem?
    Judaism, Christianity, Islam
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Why is the Temple Mount important to Jewish people?
    It is believed it is the place where Abraham attempted to sacrifice Isaac.
  • What is Canaan rich with?
    historical data, artworks, urban construction
  • 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 pattern does Bruce Feller recognize as he walks the Bible?
    creation and destruction, recreation
  • What is the name of the host of Walking the Bible?
    Bruce Feller
  • What story in Genesis is associated with the mountain in section 2?
    Noah's Ark
  • 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
  • What major cultural shift occurs in Mesopotamia?
    The move from hunter gatherer to farming.
  • What is significant geographically and historically about the area of Mesopotamia
    It is a fertile area between two rivers. Civilization begins there.
  • 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 major mountain is discussed in section 2?
    Mount Ararat
  • What similarity do some Christians see between what happens at the Temple Mount and what happens at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher?
    The sacrifice of Isaac is similar to the crucifixion, and death of Jesus.
  • What major city does the episode begin in?
    Jerusalem
  • What is the second thing that Bruce Feller discovers by the end of this episode?
    The stories of the Bible are very personal to people.
  • What is the first thing that Bruce Feller discovers by the end of this episode?
    The stories of the Bible are universal
  • 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 do the three major religions based in Jerusalem have in common?
    They are all monotheistic, believing in one God.
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