POLI 206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Christian Philosophy, Ancient Greek Philosophy, Social Contract
15 Dec 2018
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Early christian church, translation of jewish scriptures (through christian lens) What makes christianity unique compared to roman thought and/or greek philosphy. Jesus preaches certain jewish ideas and theology, jewish conception of history, history has a. Jewish understanding of time, ties to the messiah. Jewish community always in conflict with roman empire, denying cesar is a god. Labor is punishment for disobedience to g-d, metaphor for antagonism between children of eve and the serpent. Augustine - interpretation of the bible as metaphor for the human condition. Some sort of utopian paradise we have lost access to, greek mythology and christian philosophy. Human action leads to loss of paradise, volitional evil that leads to loss of paradise. Humanity is limited, to repair it we"re going to need help because the world is an imperfect place and to make it perfect only g-d can intervene and make it that way.
