RLGA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Polytheism, Henotheism, Idolatry
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When abraham was striking up a deal with god: bargain: worship properly, god"s duty: promised a painful death, so when his time comes he"s not going to have disease or experience discomfort. When christian islamic tradition developing we have a focus on individual souls. Actions that we"ve done in life and where those actions take us after to die. The focus on the abraham story is what we do now in this world and rewards for following god"s commandments are here; no focus on heaven and hell. They are identifying their ethnic background = secular. Monotheism: nature of a divine being, divine being interacts with us islam early history of itself sets the stage for the arrival of. Mohammad by saying mohammad walks into a scenario where everybody is practicing a god of wealth, a god of health, a tribal god, regional. Idolatry is another word for polytheism, but the judgment is already rendered.
