RELG 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Mesoamerican Creation Myths

It was very cold because there was no sunlight. Text reflects a situation where people were discussing and thinking about creation. Has a lot to do wit

RELG 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Sennacherib

These texts still function thousands of years later we can still relate to the stories and the characters! The moral and the likeability of the charact

RELG 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Mamre, Gerar, Pharaoh

Abram leaves country to head for canaan, bethal and egypt. Goes to egypt and lies about his wife. Fight between the herds of abram and lot and so they 

RELG 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Polytheism, Books Of Samuel, Amnon

Clear unity but its expanding (between judaism and cannonites) What constitutes the unifying elements of this family. Historically they"re diff units o

RELG 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Orthodox Judaism, Cites, Jewish Holidays

Difficult to summarize because it was an oral tradition just generation to generation. Social context of a text is a fight between men and women many c

RELG 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Jahwist, First Story, Documentary Hypothesis

Differences in the two creation stories (genesis 1/2) In the second one there is no mention of days. In the first story there is a cosmic scope/in the 

RELG 202 Lecture Notes - Israelites

This book is about the people who lost faith in god due to destruction of their city. Main theme is about hatred, anger and sadness of people. God"s ch

Class Notes for RELG 202 at McGill University