ENG458H1 Lecture Notes - John Milton
Document Summary
No need for intro 1000 words jump right into discussion. Further reading + questions (list or incorporate into discussion) electronic copy. Laws and taking them literally vs not laws today: not everybody follows it to literal extent, likely same in pat. Jealous god emotional reference writing naturally gies god human character (i. e. greek myths) not particular biblical notion of god. God not objective throughout bible, different representations, has character and personal characteristics. Introduced as god who acts; brought them out of egypt, particular point in history/time. Law as having open-ended characteristic can never fit everything no matter how specific it seems. Exodus likely written by different people and different times; god seems to forget what he said to moses, repeating (ch19) Accounting for discrepancies even if others wrote it, must have known the past texts. Confused notion of god in 19 -> mysterious god -> 20 lists of laws.
