Chapter 7 Flashcards
What is the 1st criterion of the Just War Theory?
Last Resort (Diplomacy)
What is the 2nd criterion of the Just War Theory?
Proportionality
How much force is morally appropriate?
What is the 3rd criterion of the Just War Theory?
Probability of success
What is the 4th criterion of the Just War Theory?
Right intention: force may be used only in truly just cause and solely for that purpose
What is the 5th criterion of the Just War Theory?
Legitimate Authority: only duly constituted public authority may use deadly force or wage war.
What is the 6th criterion of the Just War Theory?
Comparative Justice: Is our reasoning for engaging in warfare more morally just compared to the enemy’s reason?
What is the 7th criterion of the Just War Theory?
Just Cause: force may be used only to correct a grave, public evil.
What is Divine Retribution?
The belief that God punishes people for their sins in this lifetime.
How did the Israelites see divine retribution?
If God was pleased with their behavior, then God would let them conquer their enemies.
What is the Deuteronomic Cycle?
A cycle that the Israelites go through time and time again:
1. The Israelites forgot their covenant commitments and fell into sin.
2. God allowed the enemies of the Israelites to conquer them
3. The Israelites cry for God’s forgiveness and mercy
4. God hears their cry and sends a leader to deliver them
Then the cycle repeats
Definition of judges (biblical)
The eleven men and one woman who served the Hebrew people as tribal leaders, military commanders, arbiters of disputes, and enliveners of faith.
Why did God send the judges to the Israelites?
To deliver the Israelites from the oppression they brought on themselves by their infidelity to God.
