RS110 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sourdough, Mass Suicide, Sukkot

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RS110
• Professor: Peter Frick

Document Summary

Common methodological assumptions: monotheism only one god, god is the highest being ontologically, revelation self disclosure of god, scripture. Torah: revelation/5 books of moses the way of the jewish people. 24 books: torah - laws, neviim prophets, ketuvim historical writings. Megilloth some sections read during the jewish festivals. Minor prophets they are considered as one book unlike the christian bible that considers each one as separate; shorter that the neviim. Ho(cid:449) do (cid:449)e u(cid:374)dersta(cid:374)d (cid:862)god said(cid:863); (cid:272)a(cid:374) it a(cid:272)tuall(cid:455) (cid:271)e a re(cid:272)ordi(cid:374)g of god. God created the world and everything was good. First the man and then the woman. E(cid:373)phasis of (cid:862)(cid:374)aked a(cid:374)d (cid:374)ot asha(cid:373)ed(cid:863) there was nothing to hide; you cannot take away anything anymore; life was good, not disruptive. Human attempt is to be a little like god by wanting to know the difference between good and evil.