RLG202H5 Lecture 2: Lecture 2 of Judaism

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The story of the beginnings the first four books: it is mesopotamian traditions super powers: assyria, egypt, babylon: israel judah is squished and trampled on because they are in the middle of them three. abram the father (or god) is exalted. abraham"s characteristics: righteous man, with wholehearted commitment to god, a an of peace; compassionate and hospitable, a quick-acting warrior, an unscrupulous liar to save his own skin. afraid of being killed, so he said sarah, his wife, is his sister: a man of great spiritual depth and strength, a person with common human weakness and needs. Jewesh piety: circumcision is to create an identity and cohesion. emphasis on abraham"s testing by god and his endurance. Abraham in christianity they accepted the abraham traditions and the old testament. father of the faithful www. notesolution. com: the emphasis is not so much in law but faith, faith in jesus.

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