REL 2029 Chapter : Religion 2029 Judaism
Document Summary
Biblical themes: history = god"s relationship with humanity, covenant (series of covenants, promise made on both parties, see it as a contact. Understood terms: the relationship between god and the people isn"t equal but they both have rights, commandments after the flood. Noah: god promised to never flood the earth again. Abraham: god promised that he will have many descendance, promise land, and his wife a child, god only wants abraham to only worship him in return. Moses: god gives him 613 commandments, right action, a whole system of law on how to live rightly and live in covenant with him, exile, examples. A marriage is over when the fighting stops : you just don"t care anymore, faithfulness (in personal relationship, obedience + faith = israel, redemption. Get back to where you used to be: to be back together again, god finding a way to bring his people back, fidelity. Promise to one another (see it in marriage)
