RS 200A Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Tawhid, Midrash

• School: University of Victoria
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RS 200A
• Professor: Shamma Aaron Boyarin

Document Summary

Monotheism: j, c, i believe in one god. Christianity is the most complex: one god, but 3 gures: father, son, holy spirit. Islam: unity of god expressed by the word tawhid. > active believe: i testify there is no god but allah -> part of the shahada, active testifying to one"s faith that is part of muslim worship service. > god is one and all is part of god. Avram = abraham is a major gure of j, c and i. Judaism: abraham is the reason for the covenant between god and the jews, base for the relationship. It"s also the biological father of the jews, through his son isaac. Christianity: based on faith, and abraham is an example of righteous man whose relationship with god was based on faith, not on the law. Islam: muhammad is the the founder of a new religion but was sent to restore the earlier monotheism of abraham.