RE103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Ten Commandments, Israelites, Tevye
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Yhwh is used to connote god (as is g-d) There are no vowels, rendering the group of consonants unpronounceable. This is significant because the power of naming something, also defines that entity. Yhwh prevents definition and does not restrict or offer a static concept, rather yhwh is unpronounceable, indefinable, moving beyond the confines of human language. What remains consistent is the notion of relationship and a covenant between this one. God (yhwh) and his chosen people (the israelites) In genesis, god gives adam and eve only one rule to abide by, do not eat of the tree of. Abraham was asked to sacrifice his son isaac to demonstrate love and obedience. Adam and eve was the first commandment. Song of songs: concepts of sexuality and the erotic. Tells of the passionate longing of a woman for her lover. King solomon is considered one of the wisest kings in the ancient kingdoms of israel and judah.
