RELIGST 1B06 Lecture Notes - Omnibenevolence, God Speaks, Theodicy
16 Oct 2013
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Discerning and obeying the will of the one god. Theodicy a problem for all three traditions how can a god is all knowing allow. Theocracy a subtext to all three traditions the rule of god; rule in the name of. All three traditions teach that the god of abraham revealed his will concerning. Omnipotent has ultimate power and is able to do anything. Judaism, islam and christianity traditionally taught that abraham was a real person who lived in the second millennium bce but there is no evidence of that. No evidence outside of scripture for the existence of abraham. Evidence for ideas about the divine that challenged a polytheistic view. Many people will take on the role of being the speaker on behalf of god god speaks through them. Monotheism arose in the ane and became identified with the israelites and their successors: jews, christians, muslims. Genesis 17:1-7 is the first book of the bible.
