RELG 203 Study Guide - Final Guide: Flying Spaghetti Monster, Theomachy
23 Jun 2018
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Week$One$of$Part$2:$“Beginnings”
Based&on&reading&and&lecture&material,&what&should&a&BWC&student&be&able&to&talk&about&on&a&final&exam?
ID$Terms$we$called$fair:
John&the&Baptist,&Eve,&Cain,&Noah,&Sodom,&Gospels,&Moses,&Mary,&Genesis,&Creationism,&Tiamat,&Theomachy,&
Malum/mālum,&Flying&Spaghetti&Monster
Short$Answer$questions$we$called$fair:
How&does&the&history&of&Genesis&as&a&sacred&book&relate&to&ecology?
How&have&people&used&the&phrase/idea&“in&the&beginning”&to&find&legitimacy?
What’s&happening&when&some&people&blame&Adam&more&than&Eve&(or&vice&versa)&for&messing&up?
How&do&themes&of&“struggle”&relate&to&the&Genesis&story&(theomachy,&murder,&dominion&over&nature,&sexual&politics)?
How&and&why&have&people&based&their&ideas&of&what’s&“natural”&on&stories&from&Genesis?
Long$Answer$questions$we$called$fair:
How&and&why&does&the&New&Testament&draw&on&the&Hebrew&Bible&(including&here&in&imagining&beginnings)?
How&and&why&are&the&two&creation&stories&in&Genesis&similar&and&different&(Bible&texts&supplied&on&exam&sheet)?
How&and&why&are&biblical&traditions&like&Genesis&approached&differently&in&different&eras?
How&have&Bible&traditions&like&Genesis&been&used&to&raise&or&lower&the&status&of&women&in&Western&culture?
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