REL 2029 Lecture : Religion Notes P2
Document Summary
Jerusalem fell to the romans in 70 ad. Dhimmi status- people who have received revelation from god. Philosophical synthesis of faith and reason-analysis of given phenomenon-"god" a contradiction, it is in our head. Saadia 10th century (bible must be rational, may require allegorical reading)- if there is. Aristotelian science of physical world + bilbe"s monotheism. Charges of deicide, blood libels, stealing consecrated bread, blamed for plague-jews ritual requirements protected them from the plague (cleanliness) Restrictions from citizenship, agriculture, owning land, trade guilds, synagogues. Advocated jewish civil rights influenced german christian enlightenment thinkers. Grand sanhedrin- governing body- napoleon calls this together. Zionism- idea that the jews needed their own homeland. Conservative sees identity and keeping it as key. A lot of flexibility in reform jews (ordaining women) Orthodox is the opposite of reform so women can"t be ordained. Moses mendelssohn- seen as the father of modern orthodoxy as well as reform judaism.
