HIST 221 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Pirkei Avot, Omnipotence, Book Of Deuteronomy
26 Feb 2018
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Makes a covenant with god for special rights. Covenant: signed contract, promise, agreement, ensured responsibility. God"s covenant with humans start in the garden of eden with adam and eve. Conflict between god"s commandments and humans" free will. Covenant (unsuccessful) that outlines the consequences of eating from the tree. Eve is punished more heavily than adam (gender roles) Adam is literally exposed for his actions (unclothed)/denial of responsibility. God prompts adam to admit fault, adam shifts blame to eve (exaggerates his guilt) Eve also tries to shift the blame to the serpent (covenant comes to an end) Serpent receives most amount of punishment, then eve and then adam. Resembling a parent-child relationship between god and his creations. Broken covenant between divinity and humanity: transgression, encounter, reaction, punishment. First murder in the bible is brother killing brother. Same pattern of transgression, encounter, reaction and punishment. Cain shifts blame and more complex emotions.
