RS110 Chapter 1-2: Textbook notes
18 Jan 2018
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Three levels of the world sky, earth, and underground. 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. Noachide laws: seven laws that were supposed to be universally applied to all of humanity. Idolatry: blasphemy, murder, sexual sins, theft, eating blood, law of establishing a legal system, torah is the law of the israelites and the noachide laws were meant to be for everyone else. Bar mitzvah/bat mitzvah son of the commandment and daughter of the commandment: teenagers read two selections from the hebrew bible one from the pentateuch (five books of.
