RELG 203 Study Guide - Final Guide: Binding Of Isaac, Theomachy
23 Jun 2018
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Ex. Genesis: in the old testament, the story of Adam and Eve (creation story), first book of the
bible (hebrew bible), contains the story of the binding of Isaac (Akedah) which is important for
Christians and Jews
Ex. What are apples doing in this ad for a “scandalous” tv show?
-Eve takes the apple from the tree of knowledge because she is tempted and women are
evil. The fact that they have their clothes off relates to the temptation and they do not
look nice so it relates to the evil and the danger. How evil and apple in Latin come from
the same word, Malum.
Ex. How have ideas and images of Eden had a real impact in the real world (in “the west”)?
-Men having dominion over the earth as the person who are in charge of the garden is
Adam. Pictures of Eve as the one who made the mistake and how it impacts women.
Women can not be the pope because women cannot have authority - relates back to Eve
and her mistake.
Authority for books, people: how people position themselves. Different kinds of authority.
Legitimacy: how do we know your a prophet ? or a good bishop/leader? you show that your
connected to good hebrew bible stuff
A gospel writer sometimes uses hebrew bible words to make their work more credible
Questions:
Why did Matthew list all of the generations leading up to Jesus?
The image of Cain and Abel - what does it represent ?
How does the concept of dominions evolve?
Who is Carol Merchant ? - feminist that thinks that if women were in power then there would not
be as much conflict in this world
What are the different views on the binding of Isaac?
Why is there tension between science and the bible?
Why do some people view Adam as the one to blame ?
Who is John the Baptist?
How does the bible intact the way women were treated ? Eve
The story of Sodom?
Who is Tehama?
Zechariah ? - tells the story of why you should have faith in God. John the Baptists’ father.
Malum - evil, apple
Gospels
Moses
Mary
Creationism
Noah
What’s the relationship of humans and nature in the story of Genesis (Eden)? idea of ecology in
the west and carol merchant
What role does the story of Adam and Eve play in modern society ? women, power, shows up in
advertisements. How has Eve shaped/impacted women’s place in society ?
What does struggle or a way of the God’s relate to Genesis ? what does theomachy have to do
with the Genesis story ?
What is the significance of pastifarians and who cares? spaghetti monster, strainer picture
What is the use of the phrase in the begging ? in Genesis, in John, in the Gospels, in the
translations of the word Genesis, how people used in the beginning to legitimize their tradition
Picture of Adam being stereotypically gay in the ad, what does it say about the story of how this
story is included in our culture? (joke add about why Adam doesn't like Eve) ideas of natural,
relationships between man and women
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Document Summary
Genesis: in the old testament, the story of adam and eve (creation story), rst book of the bible (hebrew bible), contains the story of the binding of isaac (akedah) which is important for. Eve takes the apple from the tree of knowledge because she is tempted and women are evil. The fact that they have their clothes off relates to the temptation and they do not look nice so it relates to the evil and the danger. How evil and apple in latin come from the same word, malum. Men having dominion over the earth as the person who are in charge of the garden is. Pictures of eve as the one who made the mistake and how it impacts women. Women can not be the pope because women cannot have authority - relates back to eve and her mistake. Authority for books, people: how people position themselves.
