RELG 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ethical Monotheism, God Speaks, Polytheism
28 Jan 2017
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One of the common themes in the western monotheisms is the idea that people will speak for god. The point is that the content of the message is moral. Yhwh (yahweh) - the jewish name for god. It literally means i am who i am. it denotes a god that is personal, all powerful, and all loving. Ethical monotheism- monotheism means god is one. it is ethical monotheism because god is just and righteous, and he cares about human welfare. Creation (nature) by creation, we mean god has created the world as good and the world is not something to escape from. It is not an illusion, a source of evil, a realm of suffering, etc. There is something intrinsically good about being here. Human beings are different than plants, animals, etc. Being created in the image of god means that humans have a specific purpose here, which is to rule over and care for this world.
