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Religion

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seeking and responding to what humans experience as ultimate or holy

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ultimate

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that which is ultimately real

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Holy

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something that is beyond the observable world

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devotional study

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seeks to educate or train people to practice the religion

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devotional concern

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knowing correct beliefs and practices- focuses on faith (sometimes uncritical)

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devotional concern example

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believing Bible is true no matter what

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Tradition

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religious commitment-takes places in synagogues, church

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academic study

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the object is to help people understand people who practice religion

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academic study goal

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understand the phenomenon of religion

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theological (acadevotional)

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combination of both academic and devotional.

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theological recognizes…

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a commitment to religions faith but wants to study that faith in objective manner

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sociology of religion

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role of religion among groups of people

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advantages of devotional

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learning how to practice your religion

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advantages of academic

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helps us appreciate variety within our own particular religions

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Apocrypha

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general position of religious community was books have good information, but may not be divine

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new testament

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unique to Christians

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gospels

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books deal with entire life of Jesus

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Acts

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a history of the early church

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epistles letters

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letters by Paul, John, etc… (sermons)

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revelations (apocalypse of john)

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focused on return of Christ

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Higher criticism (historical criticism)

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controversial type- looking at historical and literary aspects- examines Bible like human text

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Source criticism

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asks the question-what sources did the author use?

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redaction criticism

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refers to editing- how did the author use their sources?

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form criticism

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circulated orally-what form did it take prior to it having been written

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passover
Hebrews were told to put lambs blood on door so the angel of death will pass over their home
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the red sea
Moses raises staff to part the Red Sea to escape the Egyptians
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Mt. Sinai
mountain where Moses receives 10 commandments
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Wilderness
they wander wilderness because they did not have enough faith to conquer Canaan- time of miracles and testing
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Election
God elects Israel as God's covenant people
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covenant
an agreement between 2 or more parties (Mosaic covenant is symbolized in the 10 commandments)
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vertical vs. horizontal
obligations to God and obligations to human beings
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point for exodus
The God of Israels discloses who God is in human history
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point for exodus
God initiates the Covenant or agreement with the people
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point for exodus
God is the only God that the people should/ must revere
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Henotheism
recognize that other Gods may exist but they only worship one God
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Monolatry
same as Henotheism
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Monotheism
belief in and devotion to one God only
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Moism
there is one supreme reality and it is the only reality
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Revelation
God disclosing who God is
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Moses
recognized in Judaism as the most authoritative prophet
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YAHWEH
personal sacred name of God
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covenant
an agreement between 2 or more parties, in this instance between God and the people of Israel
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Traditional zionism
God will return Jewish people to the land of Israel
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political zionism
whether any particular person believes in God or not Jewish people must have a homeland to ensure wellbeing
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confederacy of tribes
authority at local level- described as 12 tribes- no king or queen- only God is King
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Judges
special individuals sent by God to deliver people from oppression
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Deuteronomistic theology
obedience to God brings blessings - disobedience brings misfortune
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Saul
first King- God selected
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David
2nd- ideal king- the model King-wrote Psalms- remained committed to God
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Solomon
3rd- great wisdom- Israel expanded- built first temple- later involved in idolatry
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first temple
destroyed by Babylonians, rebuilt around 515 BCE
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second temple
greatly expanded- King Herod- destroyed by Romans in 70 CE
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Rehoboam
son of Solomon- Kingdom divide- governs southern kingdom of Judah
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Jeroboam
governs northern kingdom of Israel
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Israel destroyed by Assyrians
721 BCE
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Judah destroyed by the Babylonians
586 BCE
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Cultic/ Sanctuary prophets
prophets around the holy place or shrine- persons to go to for answers
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Ecstatic/ Mobile prophets
travelled in groups of 15-20
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Literary/ Classical
they or their followers wrote down their messages
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synagogues
local assemblies of worship- read religious writings (Torah)- emerge during Babylonian exile
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Sheol
cool, damp place- Hell
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Sadducees
upper class background-open to Greek culture- rejected belief in afterlife (Heaven and Hell)-conservative
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pharisees
lower class background- embraced afterlife- liberal-skeptical accepting non-Jewish culture-over and beyond calls of religious duty- larger biblical canon
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Maccabean revolution
family of revolutionaries led revolt against Hellenistic rulers- saved Judaism-160 BCE- Hanukah
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Zealots
religious revolutionaries- Gentiles should not rule Holy Land- God's warriors
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Jewish Christians
believed Jesus was long-awaited Messiah but still saw themselves as Jews
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Canonization
recognizing writings as scripture
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council of Jamnia/ Jabeth
90-118- definitive definition of scripture in Jewish Bible- 3 categories
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definition of scripture- 400 BCE
Torah
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definition of scripture- 200 BCE
Prophets
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definition of scripture-500-600 CE
writings-question decisions and agreements about canon
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middle ages and early modern
500-1750- judaism confronts Christianity and Islam- Jewish struggled for survival- want for conversion to Christianity and Islam
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Karaism
700s- Anan Ben David- rejected idea of oral law (Talmud)-greater observance of Sabbath- fell in 1,000- Arabic translations
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Philosophy- Moses Maimonides
-1204- great philosopher of Judaism- defined Judaism with 13 criteria
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Shema
closest to being creed in Judaism- rejected belief in Human characteristics of God
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Modern Judaism
1750- present- enlightenment and emancipation- new era
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enlightenment or age of reason
people question religion- skeptical- power of human reason and knowledge
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Jewish emancipation
free of restrictions in society
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American and US constitution
religious freedom- seperation of church and state
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french revolution
critical established religion
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challenge for judaism
should they keep their jewish tradition
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reform Judaism
most flexible- revelation is ongoing- downplay importance of Talmud- less traditional
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orthodox judaism
as close to original religion as possible- "the law is eternal"- men and women seperate
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conservative judaism
NOT the most conservative- between orthodox and reform- changes in religion should be gradual
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reconstructioinist Judaism
1930 American form- religious humanism- questions if religion helps or hinders- Israelites are center of Judaism - political/ modern zionism
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traditional religious zionism
teaches God will one day lead the people back to Israel and the temple will be rebuilt- kingdom of God will be established through Earth
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political or modern zionism
emphasizes people should have a homeland for their own security
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Theodor Herzl
major prophet- author of The Jewish State- 1896
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Holocaust
destruction or murder of 6 million Jews during WW2- different because Jews were considered inferior and was planned- far more extensive
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State of Israel
established in 1947- 1948- Palestinians would be displaced - 2 state solution

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