RELG 1641 Lecture Notes - Missionary Position, Talmud
29 Apr 2013
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Vs. sexual hierarchy of penetration vs penetrated, which was wrapped up in everything else- economics, politics individualism. Vs. people may have performed different sex acts, but they did not define the individual. Vs. sexual behaviour did not reflect personality or morality (no idea of homosexuality as a sin) 1800 bce- birth of abraham yhwh identifies himself to abraham, tells him to bring the people and go to israel. God tells abraham that he will lead him to israel if he obeys god. During the exodus- god makes another covenant, this time with moses, where he gives him the ten commandments- law- torah. 1200-586 bce- king david and his son king solomon- 10th century: most politically stable, largest, most prosperous.
