This review is from a humanity science perspective by an Asian-American researcher–different from other, normal reviews.
A movie worth watching for those who study humanity and the human issues.
This movie depicts the timeless challenge that the Jewish people have faced throughout various points in their history, having their religious faith tested when a conquering force demands them to perform what is wrong and unacceptable according to their religion, such as worshipping a false idol that is not their God.
For humanity scientists, this movie creates a lot of scientific questions about the causes and consequences of the Jewish people’s reality as the creators and practitioners of monotheism, such as the following.
A key question to ask and answer in humanity science: development of peoples, cultures, and human dynamics in the Middle East throughout the prehistoric and historic times.
Appeal of spiritualism, supernaturalism, mysticism, and divine revelations and acts and protections in the Homo sapiens human brains that the human brains were equipped with since the Homo sapiens species were created in Sub-Saharan Africa near modern-day Ethiopia, below Egypt, 350,000 years ago.
How spiritualism, supernaturalism, mysticism, and notions of divine revelations and acts and protections evolved over millennia in Judaism in the lores of their God, and in its two monotheism offsprings, Christianity and Islam.
How elite humans developed Judaism, Christianity, and Islam to cater them to the ordinary human mental yearnings for spiritualism, supernaturalism, mysticism, and divine revelations and acts and protections.
Why and how Judaism, the first and only world’s monotheism came to be.
The stark mismatch between the Jewish religious beliefs and their realities throughout history.
The Jewish people not being the major beneficiaries of the monotheistic religion that they created. The elites who held power and control in the Christian churches, and Islamic religious institutions, becoming the major beneficiaries in monotheism originally created by the Jewish people.
Effects of Christianity and Islam in Europe and the Middle East
Religious and cultural unification of Europe by Christianity, and the subsequent rise of Europe as a world-class civilization based on Greco-Roman humanism mixed with Christianity.
Religious and cultural unification of the Middle East by Islam, and the subsequent rise of the Middle East as a world-class civilization during the Golden Age of Islam based on Greco-Roman humanism mixed with Islam. (Search online and ask AI “was the Golden Age of Islam influenced by the ancient Greco-Roman culture such as the ancient Greek texts on philosophy and science?” for details.)
Increasing social and legal functions of Christianity in Europe and Islam in the Middle East.
Developments of different peoples and their cultures.
Human psychologies involved
Lust for national power. Rise of agrarian empires, invasions, and conquests. (Search online and ask AI “did babylonians farm when they were an empire around 600 BC?”)
Developments of ethnic social customs and religious practices.
Obeying the higher will.
If you’re a serious student and/or researcher of humanity science, this movie is worth watching for exploring the above humanity science topics.
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