RELG 207 Study Guide - Final Guide: Babylonian Captivity, Sanai, Human Frailty
11 Feb 2015
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Wisdom traditions: eastern traditions - hinduism, buddhism, taoism into liberations of individuals from suffering. Downplay role of god in aiding the humans escape suffering. Prophetic traditions: western traditions: judaism, christianity, islam god doesn"t speak to you directly, but through a prophet - monotheistic (morality) Divine revelation and prophecy (common to all 3 abrahamic religions: judaism, Prophecy: to speak for someone who speaks for god. Divine revelation divine revelation three common assumptions about revelation: there is a god, there are people (prophets) through which god speaks, there is a divine moral message for human kind. Yahweh: i am who i am it is the jewish name for god. It denotes a god who is personal being without comprehension, all powerful and all loving. Moses goes up mount cyanide and asks god for his name (in exodus): he says tell the people i am who i am . Abraham original patriarch lived around 4,000 years ago.
