RELIGST 3N03 Study Guide - Apotropaic Magic, Human Condition

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Guiding metaphors, imagery, things that humans that come from outside of themselves. Human objects / things point to something greater / a greater need that only god can fill. Living water for those who need something to drink. Comes from a sense of depravation, spoken of in terms of hunger, thirst, darkness. These things culminate in death if not addressed; people are in absolute need of this. Life-giving aspect of jesus" work is at the forefront of john"s jesus. Part of being human includes alienation or estrangement from god. Belief is foreign and often people work against it. Freedom to believe and enter into relationship with god because of god and jesus" actions. People must encounter god who is the only one who can meet these innate needs and must overcome this alienation. Sense of alienation, but once god comes to the person there"s a bringing on of faith. Sin is living in the opposite, living in unbelief.