PS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Wisdom Literature, Scientific Method, Tevye
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Relationship and covenant between one god and his people based on love forms the core of the judaic tradition (vs. love central to christianity) Jews conceived of a single deity (monotheistic) with whom they formed a mutual relationship. In judaic tradition, yhwh is used to connote god no vowels, rendering the group of consonants unpronounceable. Using yhwh prevents definition and doesn"t restrict or offer a static concept, rather it"s unpronounceable, indefinable, moving beyond the confines of human language. Song of songs: concepts of sexuality and the erotic. Section of the hebrew bible known as song of songs (or song of. Solomon) is considered by many jews to be a story of love and sexuality. Verse tells of the passionate longing of a woman for her lover. Most scholars agree that song of songs is a compilation of several love poems, most likely from secular sources (follow similar styles of ancient egyptian love poetry)
