REL 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Backpack, Merriam-Webster, Israelites

• School: Emory University
• Department: Religion - Undergraduate
• Course: REL 205
• Professor: Gilders William

Document Summary

8-26 an introduction to the jewish bible/old testament/ hebrew bible. Not something that can necessarily be achieved: seen as an ideal, rather than an obtainable goal, it is never possible to perceive reality apart from individual thought and perception. By being willing to reconsider our views in the light of evidence. One of the rock bottom things of a liberal arts education is to start with an idea and test it against the evidence and decide if the idea can be sustained or not. Evaluate evidence, what counts as evidence: this approach is disciplined subjective in this course. You recognize the various ways you approach reality from a particular part of view and you"re willing to critique, question, and rethink your point of view. Bring it with you, keep it here, pull things out that may be useful, but don"t use it as a shield or weapon.