RELIGST 2H03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Simeon Bar Yochai, Tikkun Olam, Rosemary Radford Ruether

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 2H03
• Professor: Ann Pearson

Document Summary

People foul the earth with violence and corruption. Tower of the babel --> & confounding of human language. A binding contract between god and human beings (god sets out laws & guidance, in turn, humans who are party to the covenant are expected to obey) The israclites set apart by god conferred with speical responsibilities to carry (transmot and practice god"s commandments) God frequently intervenes in human history, event directs hisotry for god lives his creation and wishes to see it prosper. The ten commandments (conveyed to moses; book of exodus ch. Called on the israclites to remember the covenant with god. Prophete faith denounces religious ideologies and systems that function to justify and sanctify the dominant, unjust social order - portrayed as contrary to god"s will. Vision of isahiah (2:4) in the days to come . Rabbi hillel the elder, taught betwen 30 bce and 10 bce.