RELIGST 2DD3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Anthropomorphism, Primeval History, Eisegesis

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 2DD3
• Professor: Janet Ross

Document Summary

Andrew dearman: religion and culture in ancient israel. Eisegesis: (eise) put in to the text. Find proof of what they already have. Religion and culture are a product of human interaction: transmit values through cooking experiences . Raw experiences cooked into stories through meaning and rituals. Represents many different things to different people. Symbol: sacred: most important thing is to consider it as sacred. Religious authority is given priority over the bible. Sacred history: preference sacredness over any history/empirical history: parts that cannot be verified are given less priority. Reading the bible in order to determine a purpose of life. World view depicts how the bible will be interpreted. Reading for purpose: translation and paraphrase (dependent on person doing translation) are not given emphasis. Meant to be read out loud (began as oral literature: meant to be heard. Uses echoes, illusions, different sounds and tones (cid:1) Example: adam means ground and earth which means he is an earthling.