RELS 2243 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Mitzvah, Halakha, Shema Yisrael

• School: Mount Royal University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELS 2243
• Professor: Tracy Derynck

Document Summary

Idea that messiah(cid:859)s (cid:272)o(cid:373)i(cid:374)g is (cid:272)o(cid:374)ti(cid:374)ge(cid:374)t o(cid:374) (cid:449)hole (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)it(cid:455) li(cid:448)i(cid:374)g up to a (cid:272)e(cid:396)tai(cid:374) ethical/religious standard; exact requirement varies very widely. An issue with terms: qadosh, this te(cid:396)(cid:373) is (cid:374)o(cid:396)(cid:373)all(cid:455) t(cid:396)a(cid:374)slated (cid:862)hol(cid:455)(cid:863, exact meaning + co(cid:374)te(cid:454)t used i(cid:374)itiall(cid:455) see(cid:373)s to ha(cid:448)e (cid:373)o(cid:396)e i(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374) (cid:449)ith fas(cid:272)hi(cid:374)g(cid:859)s (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)ept of (cid:862)sa(cid:272)(cid:396)ed(cid:863, how to (perhaps) rationalize this: Je(cid:449)ish (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)ept of a people set apa(cid:396)t = (cid:374)ot i(cid:374) te(cid:396)(cid:373)s of supe(cid:396)io(cid:396)it(cid:455), (cid:272)o(cid:374)t(cid:396)a (cid:862)sa(cid:272)(cid:396)ed(cid:863) i(cid:374) Texts in judaism: tanakh = acronym referring to, torah: 5 books of moses (genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, deuteronomy, ne(cid:448)i(cid:859)i(cid:373): p(cid:396)opheti(cid:272) (cid:271)ooks, ketuvim: other writings (e. g. job, talmud = torah commentary on how mitzvoth apply to novel circumstances, etc. Importance of ethical reflection: often, both themes occur with the same characters. A(cid:271)raha(cid:373)"s significance: note how abraham is an exemplar for both themes, obedience to god: undergoes circumcision + willing to sacrifice isaac, ethical questioning: intercedes on behalf of possibility of righteous people in sodom.