RELIGN M40 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Protestant Reformation, Soteriology, Ancestral Sin
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Protestant reformation: breaks from the roman catholic church. Roman catholic is largest part of christianity (more than half) Next largest is eastern orthodoxy ( about 1/8) The resurrection of christ was the most powerful piece of evidence for the jews to believe that he was the messiah that they have awaited the arrival of. All in the dark minus the several candles lit. Meant to keep same tradition as before 300. Meant to represent timelessness of god, constant ow of orthodox church. 5 patriarchies: jerusalem, antioch, constantinople, rome, alexandria. When adam and eve ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. He says: you will become like god if you eat (you won"t die- god was lying ) God says before all this: the consequence of you eating the food would be to die. Consequence of rst is eating the fruit you will be punished by god. Second is inevitable consequence of separating oneself from god.
