RELIGST 2NT3 Chapter Part 1: 2NT3 - ASSIGNED READINGS - W3 - MEMORY I AND HISTORY I

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 2NT3
• Professor: matthewthiessen

Document Summary

Historical jesus pp 24 -41 required for week three tutorial. Is an ongoing fluid process of imaginative reinforcement therefore people rely on external environment to spur or constrain interpretations of past. Is reliable because it relies upon external (and sometimes social) frameworks: takes an active effort to remember, therefore people are active participants in shaping of memories. Definition one understands history as synonymous with the past. Everything that ever happened over the course of time. Definition two understands history as a discipline that analyzes accounts, artifacts, and theories associated with past events. As a disciple history becomes the accounting of how the past is remembered and why. Definition two"s importance: acknowledges much of the past is not remembered, therefore is not history, the past interpreted through memory is included in history, leads to why understanding memory and its functions is important. Typology (p 39: historical typology can be politically advantageous.