REL 1350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: State Religion
13 Jan 2016
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Doctrine and beliefs: incarnation, christ, fulfillment of ot prophesy, sin. People and institutions: jesus the christ (jesus of nazareth), mary. Ethics and events: jesus" baptism and public ministry, kingdom of god (basileia, reign of. Cultural and material production: gospels, parables, icthus/ichthys (fish symbol: context for the emergence of christianity. Understand the context of how christianity came to be (out of judaism) Understand issues of time and what was shaping the religion. Somewhat unorganized but had some traditions from judaism. Christianity becomes cosmopolitan religion because of its spread among many cultures. Based on life and teachings of jesus. Oral histories about jesus circulated for a while before being written down. Followers began to understand and describe him as part of the divine: christian beliefs about jesus. More than the founder of a religion. Savior- saves from offenses against god (sins) Teacher and model of the ideal life. Humble birth- don"t know date, december 25th celebrates incarnation, symbol of the people.
