Judaism Flashcards
Evil as defined in Judaism
1
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Priestly Views on Evil
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- Rituals 2. Dietary Regulations 3. Moral Behaviour
2
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James
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Evil is tangible; 2 forms within Torah Internal and External
3
Q
Internal
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Perpetuated by creation itself
4
Q
External
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Chaos that threatens Order of Creation; abstract
5
Q
Goldberg
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How does evil exist if God made all; Natural evil and Moral Evil
6
Q
Natural Evil
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found in natural order of universe
7
Q
Moral Evil
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perpetuated by humans due to our free will
8
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Traditional understanding of Evil
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- punishment 2. learning tool
3. Evil as a test