RELI 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Medicine Man, Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal, Soteriology
14 May 2017
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Sun dance: rituals show commitment to god and the tribe, women just tied the ropes to their arms, children try to distract the dancers by hitting them with sticks, dancers must remain focused. Monotheism: means one god: theos rejected idea of lessor divinities removed other kinds of creations, one divinity, personal nature, god is personal, god is one. Soteriology: evil in the world, god acts in history if perfection changes, it is not perfect anymore, other views, monotheism says god can be involved in change without making him less of a god. Neo platonism the one does not create, but its nature creates: e(cid:454). The sun doesn"t de(cid:272)ide to shine ra(cid:455)s, (cid:271)ut that"s what it does: god creates through his will, religions linked family relationships, ex. Texts languages: christianity related to judaism, christ was jewish. Ibn means son: maryam means mary, al-masih means messiah, dajjal means one-eyed one, makes history a very important concern in religion.
