RELIGST 1B06 Chapter : Religious Studies 1B06 Textbook Notes for Premodern Western Religions
18 Dec 2013
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Roots in story of the god who made promises to abraham and his descendants that were fulfilled centuries later when moses led people out of slavery in egypt. Tells story of god who acts in time (history) to lead his people on a journey toward a day of final resurrection in which all injustice, suffering, and death will be overcome. To know god of israel, look towards history of the people of israel and their journey through time. The story becomes one of exile and return. The leaders demanded repentance: because the israelites married people from other nations, they had to rededicate themselves to the covenant and reunify themselves by separating themselves from neighbours. It is through this that judaism adopted exile and return as the norm pattern through which its future experiences would be interpreted. For over a century, the ptolemies rule over israel (301-198 bce), to be replaced by the seleucids (198-167 bce)
