RELI 1710 Lecture 2: Judaism
7 Mar 2019
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Religion : intro. to judaism, christianity, and islam (1710) Old testament > christian vs. hebrew bible / tanakh > jewish. Theologized narratives ( history written by people of that time ) Writings become theologized > about god, about the past as it actually happened. Religious communities more about the signi cance of an event, not the event itself. Biblical myths, in this sense, mean > the story"s value is the value that the people give it. > has a moral / lesson, answers a question for people. Biblical myths tell a religious group about themselves and their god. Adam and eve ; garden of eden ; creation > myth > eg. explains why we" rest on the 7th day, humans cannot turn from temptation. The flood > myth > punishment of human sins. Tower of babel > myth > god scatters people and gives them different languages.
