RELS 3520 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - God, Jesus, Christianity
12 Oct 2018
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RELS 3520
MIDTERM EXAM
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Fall 2018
Dyig for The Proised Lad
Lecture 1 8/21/2018
What do you thik of he you hear the ord Martyrdo?
• Terrorism/Jihad
• Islam
• Buddhists
• Martyrdom vs. Terrorism:
o Perspective
o Reason
o Persecuted
▪ Perceived
o Personal vs. Nationalistic
▪ Being killed (passive) vs. Killing (active) vs. Suicide
Blood and Fire->Death is just the byproduct
Death and suffering are irrelevant
o This class will discuss:
o What is considered a sacrifice, and how that pertains to martyrdom
▪ What are characteristics of artyrdo? Who chooses if it’s passie or
active?
o Sacred space and its importance to the Israelites, and how sacrifice plays a role
in creating and maintaining it
o Literature and the perception of sacrifice and martyrdom throughout history
▪ Focusing on Abrahamic religions
• Papers are not limited to the Abrahamic religions in topics though
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Defiig Martyrdo
Lecture 5: 9/4-9/6/2018
I. Martyrdom only okay if you can persuade others
A. 2 methods of martyrdom
1. Passive-own life
2. Active-take lives
B. First you got to convince everyone there is a problem
1. Something you are lacking
2. Solving that problem is important and possible
C. Persuade Them
1. The a ou’e aguig is est a to get the fo A-B
2. Think of some of the arguments we read for Martyrdom as infomercials
II. Defining Martyrdom
A. Entomology? Why Christianity want to claim self as origin of martyrdom?
1. Mapth
i) itess i out
ii) Added into Christianity because of the Trials
a) Not until end of 2nd century was martyrdom as a term used
2. Bette eause the [Chistias] ee illig to die fo thei eligio
3. Afterlife =good reward
4. Martyrdom makes it true?
i) You have to definitely believe something to die for it
a) Does’t eessail ake it ojetiel tue, ut still
B. Defining:
1. Word
2. Traits
3. But meaning can change overtime
4. Time/History:
i) If you say that martyrdom is only wen explicitly worded as martyrdom, then
Jesus ould’t e osideed a at eause the te as’t used util afte
him in the end of 2nd century
C. What are the distinctions between death and martyrdom?
1. Choice (Special)-> leads to some kind of suffering
2. Death
i) Some kind of benefit
a) Internal v. external
3. At the early Christian and Jewish idea of suffering=important
4. Borders
i) If your defining, you want to narrow it down, otherwise loses power
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Document Summary
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