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Meteora: The History of the Famous Greek Landmark that Houses Eastern Orthodox Monasteries

Meteora: The History of the Famous Greek Landmark that Houses Eastern Orthodox Monasteries

Paperback

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryGeneral Christianity

ISBN10: 1724918923
ISBN13: 9781724918925
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Aug 7 2018
Pages: 46
Weight: 0.17
Height: 0.10 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
*Includes pictures
*Includes contemporary accounts
*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading
The Tower of Babel is arguably among the most well-known allegories of the Old Testament. As told by the Book of Genesis, the story revolves around a post-flood batch of Noah's descendants who dwelled in Babylon's Mesopotami, a city erected by King Nimrod. The population multiplied rapidly over the years, and the city's inhabitants fostered the growth of their culture and enhancing the infrastructure of their territories, made easier by the existence of only one common language. Naturally, the pride of the Mesopotamian residents burgeoned, but their contentment, poisoned by their greed and ambition, began to decline. The only way to prevail over this slump, believed a particularly enterprising group of individuals, was to construct a colossal ziggurat (a rectangular, stepped tower) that would ascend past the clouds and into the heavens. With this tower, they intended to make a name for mankind and the untouchable abilities of mere mortals, thereby severing their relationship with God their Creator for good.

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