SEARCH FOR MEANING P3.1 QUOTES Flashcards
Monotheism
“Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one” Shema
Creator of the world in its entirely
“In the beginning He created heaven and earth” Genesis 1:1
Transcendent
“Master of the universe” Adon Olam
Immananent
“God is with me” Adon Olam
Lawgiver
“The Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver” Isaiah 33:22
Just and merciful
“compassionate and gracious slow to anger” Exodus 34:6
Imitate God
“To walk in his ways” deuteronomy 10:12
“Refine the Image of God within us” Theologian David Ariel
Ethical Monotheism
“I made for you a peoples covenant” Isaiah 42:6
Co creator
“Gods partner in the work of creation” Rashi
Dominion: “Fill the earth and master it” Genesis 1:28
Utilise: “Garden of Eden to till it and tend to it” Genesis 2:15
Procreate: “Be fruitful and multiply” Genesis 1:28
Value
“If you destroy one life its as if you destroy an entire world” Talmud
Free will
“Everything is foreseen yet free will is given” Piriser Auut 3:16
Status / responisbilty
“for my sake the world was created” Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5
Potential ability
“Entrusted in the hand of man” Rashi
Physical / spiritual
Physical: “Formed man from the dust” Genesis 2:7
Spiritual: “Blew into his nostrils the breath of life” Genesis 2:7
Companion
“It is not good for man to be alone” Genesis 2:18