GNED 1201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Jerash, Apotheosis, Satan
30 Jan 2017
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The gospel of luke - western concepts of salvation. By default, creation is benevolent and orderly. Humans alienate selves from this by going their own way (pride) But also a sense of being one"s own worst enemy. All abrahamic religions say that two factors must come together to fix this problem: Humans must submit to god and to god"s laws. God must extend grace to human beings. Lots of variation though re: which of these factors gets more emphasis, both between and within each religion. Original sin: since adam and eve, humans tend to go wrong no matter how they try to be good. As a result, humans are always falling short of god"s expectations and therefore given over to the devil for punishment. Need to persuade god to forgive humans, ie. extend grace to them - christ wins this for humanity by paying their moral dept. Story of christ thus sets western expectations re:
