RELS 205 Study Guide - Spring 2019, Comprehensive Final Exam Notes - Hinduism, Christianity, God
30 Mar 2019
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Conflicts: people who feel "my way is the right way and the only way, motivating factor fear of not knowing someone"s belief system, all traditions = common denominator deep respect of the human person, divine, sacred. Identify with the description rather than what is being described: thought of religion and cultures are intertwined, people live in their culture and where they live they want to be comfortable, similarities that bind us. What is the essence of "a good life" in judaism?1. First response by rabbi gidon rothstein (orthodox judaism) What an important question, and one that we as humans and as jews return to each generation. Talmud, makkot 23b-24a, where the talmud envisions various prophets as trying to boil down the. My favorite in that list, the one that i put on my father obm"s tombstone, is micah 6:8"s call for doing justice, charity, and walking humbly with.
