HIST 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Orthopraxy
12 Apr 2016
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Judaism is oriented around 2 main events: the destruction of the 1st temple. 8th and 7th century there is a drive to monotheism causing attacks on all other gods. 13th c bce: moses to egypt- the exodus. There now have the belief that he is the main god/ overall god. Orthopraxy- the religion itself is not primarily an act of belief but by the things that the people do. Period suffering under the roman empire hoping one day their god will save them. Jesus lived from year 4 bce to 30 ce. The central figure in understanding the evolution of christianity is paul of. Paul was a missionary, he travelled and wrote letters (was formerly known as. Focus on spiritual needs of ordinary people and the worship of one god. Peter believes that god can purify after something is done wrong.
