[CMST 3120] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (44 pages long)
Document Summary
It"s all about the power of the word. D"var: word, thing: words themselves are part of the structure of the universe, words don"t describe things, they are things. In the jewish tradition, essence is embodied in the material substance of language: empirical reality. Nation of people that is spread across the globe: covenant with g-d. God created this covenant for the particular group of jewish people. Unable parties, god being the superior, but both parties have obligations. So long as the jewish people are obedient, god will preserve them and allow them to prosper. When they experience troubles, it is the result of their failure to live up to their covenant: unfolding of history. Extends from a covenant, culminates in new homeland, new. History and progression is central to jewish identity and religion. Story of people who move across time and space. Oral torah conversations between god and moses.