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http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2015.15.07.643

A Study on the Implications of Religious Activities to Longevity in a Perspective of the Ancient Near East: Based on the Lives of Adad-Guppi in the Neo-Babylonian Empire, Daniel in the Old Testament, and Anna in the New Testament  

Kwon, Soon-Hee (삼육대학교 대학원 신학과)
Lee, Jong-Keun (삼육대학교 대학원 신학과)
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Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the implications of religious activities to longevity in a perspective of religious people in the ancient near east. The major sources of the study are the records of Adad-Guppi in the Neo-Babylonian Empire, prayers of Daniel in the Old Testament and records of Anna in the New Testament. The research method is a synchronic method based on final forms of the texts. Adad-Guppi lived for 104 years with temple-centered lives, fasting-like dedication, prayer and mission for the nation. Daniel fasted and prayed for the return of Jewish nation, and restoration of the city and the temple in Jerusalem, resulting in longevity of late eighties in the court of Babylon. Anna lived for more than 100 years old with her life mission for the messiah in spite of limitations of her times as an old widow. The implications of religious activities with temple-centered lives, fasting, prayer, and mission for the ages are understood to be beneficial to longevity in a perspective of the ancient near east.
Keywords
Adad-Guppi; Daniel; Anna; Religious Activities; Longevity;
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