Religious Studies 1023E Lecture Notes - Anthropomorphism, Abrahamic Religions, Omniscience

• School: Western University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: Religious Studies 1023E
• Professor: Corrine Walsh

Document Summary

All monotheistic religions started in the middle east. Abraham/ibrahim- father of the jewish and arab nations. The male head(father) of an ancient family line, a venerable tribal founder or leader . Jews as understanding themselves as being god"s chosen people. Abraham as model of faith and obedience to god. Yhwh- isn"t given a name because we don"t own or control god. Say, he is god, the one and only god, the eternal, absolute; he begets not, nor is he begotten; and there is none like unto him (qur"an, surra 12) The quality of god expressing the deity"s inherent limitlessness and transcending of all physical and cosmic boundaries . The divine quality denoting god"s presence in the material world, including human society and history. Giving human characteristics to something that isn"t human. For many jews, christians and muslims, the nature of god is affirmed as an impenetrable mystery.