Religion Flashcards
What is Exegesis?
Exegesis is when you pull meaning literally out of a text
What is Exegesis?
Exegesis is when you pull meaning literally out of a text
What is Eisigesis
When you create an idea (from a text) that was not there
What is Eisigesis
When you create an idea (from a text) that was not there
What is sin according to Augstine
A word, deed or desire in opposition of God’s eternal law
What is sin according to Augstine?
A word, deed or desire in opposition of God’s eternal law
What did Augustine think of life before the fall? (7)
Purity
Harmony
Obedience (chose to act in God’s will
Naïvity
Relationships built on love
Women and men were partners
Concordia
What did Augustine think of life after the fall? (10)
Impure
Sinful
Lust
Concupicense
Original sin
Women were inferior to men
Second death
Temptation
Punishment and suffering
Cupiditas
What is concordia?
The idea that our hearts are connected together with God’s love
What is concupiscense
Lack of control over strong (sexual) desires and lust
What is cupiditas
Yearning and desire
What is original sin
An idea created by Augustine that suggests that with the first sin of Adam and Eve eating the apple, all humans have been tainted and deserve the same punishment that Adam and Eve received
What does Augustine believe in terms of the relationship of concupiscense, sex and its offspring
He believes all acts of sex are a result of concupiscence and that everyone born since Adam and Eve are a result of sin
What did Augustine believe regarding the roles of women and men
He believed men were more dominant than women and hence they should be ruled to echo the punishment of Eve for eating the apple
What is the second death
The second death refers to the eternal punishment of the body following the first death of the mortal
