REL 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Bible, Ketuvim, Aggadah
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Jews, christians, and muslims have the same linear history, heavenly father, earthly father. Torah: 1st 5 books of bible; laws and instruction. Nevi" im: next 8 books of bible; prophets and consequences. Kethuvim: last 11 books of bible; miscellaneous writings. Talmud helps us to keep bible meaningful especially for those who don"t live in. 2 sections: halakhah legal, law, aggadah speaks of history + folklore. Exodus the most important event in judaism. Every year this story is told on passover. God helps moses and takes former slaves and transforms these ppl into god"s. Old testament = hebrew bible, ending in chronicles explaining the rebuilding of the temple. Divided into 4 types of writing categories: gospels (good news, acts of the apostles (start + development of early christianity, letters (proper behavior + belief to church leaders, apocalypse (symbolic, end times, book of revelation) Christian bible: composed of old testament and new testament.
