SUPPLEMENTARY NOTE ON GREEK AND HEBREW LITERATURE The first seven chapters deal with pre-prophetic Hebrew life and pre-Socratic Greek life. The writings of Homer reflect Greek life as it existed in the eighth century B. C. Our Iliad and Odyssey were given their form in sixth century Athens, probably under the leadership of Peisistratos. (Jane Harrison, Ancient Art and Ritual, pp. 145, 157.) Deuteronomy deals with the last part of the wandering of the Israelites before the entrance into Canaan. It sets forth the laws of the period prior to 1300 B. C. Its composition is late. It was brought to light in 621 B. C. It shows the influence of the great eighth century prophets. But it contains precious material from Israel's pre-Canaanitish period. Judges gives the history of Israel's local heroes or heads of tribal groups, such as Gideon, Jephthah, Samson. It gives us material from the period before the kings. Cornill's tentative dates of the period of the Judges are from 1300 to 1000 B. C. I and II Samuel deal with the establishment of the monarchy under Saul and with the period of David. Roughly we may place Saul at 1060, David at 1040 and Solomon at 1000 B. C. I and II Kings begin with the period of Solomon. SUGGESTED LITERATURE CHAPTER I THE GREEK AND HEBREW LOVE OF LIFE Isaiah XXXVIII: 9-20 Psalms, Chap. CIV Homer, Odyssey, Books VI and XI CHAPTER II THE BODY IN EARLY GREEK AND HEBREW LIFE I Samuel XIV: 6-16 I Samuel XVII: 32-50 Homer, Odyssey, Book VIII H. Taine, The Philosophy of Art in Greece CHAPTERS III AND IV THE ANCIENT HEBREW AND GREEK FAMILY Judges XI: 34-40 Deut. XXV: 5-10 Homer, Iliad, Books VI, IX, XXIV Homer, Odyssey, Book VI W. H. S. Jones, Greek Morality, Chap. III Walter Pater, Marius the Epicurean, Chap. I Bailey, C., The Religion of Ancient Rome, Chap. V Halliday, W. R., History of Roman Religion, Lect. II CHAPTER V PROPERTY IN ANCIENT HEBREW AND GREEK LIFE Judges XI: 12-13; 20-24 Judges I: 19-21; 27-34 |