The Monotheistic Religious tradition
World HistoryMr. Perry
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think and write...
How have religious traditions shaped
YOUR personality or world view?
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How have monotheistic religious traditions
contributed to ideas of individual worth,
responsibility, and (later) democracy?
What do these religions have to say about the nature of
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Three monotheistic religions of the world
JudaismChristianity
Islam
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Judaism
Monotheistic religion of the Hebrews
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Moses
Discovered floating in the river Nile in
Egypt after a Pharaoh announced
that all male children were to be
killed
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Moses was raised in the household of the Pharaoh
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Tradition says that Moses killed an
Egyptian who was beating a Hebrew
Moses fled into the wilderness for 40 years
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When Moses returned he confronted the king and demanded that the Hebrews be
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When the king refused Moses asked god to
punish the Egyptians
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The Ten Commandments 1956Thursday, August 29, 2013
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According to the first four commandments, what relationship is most
important?
Primary source text - Book of Exodus
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What do the last six commandments have
in common that distinguish them from
the first four?
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What generalizations can be made?
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Hebrew Bible (Torah)
Man created in God’s image
Gives humanity dignity
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Hebrew God (YAHWEH)
moral freedom
responsibility for choices
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Jewish Law Teaches Morality
10 Commandments given to Moses
***Morality
Ethics
Religious Behavior
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Prophets (Elijah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel)
***
Social Conscience
Oppose Injustice
Help the needy
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Christianity
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Jesus born to Mary and Joseph“Year One”
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At 12 years of age he is teaching in
the temple at Jerusalem
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The Bible is silent on what Jesus was up to for the next 15 years.
Some traditions say that Jesus traveled to the East to gain
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Jesus begins his ministry by
getting baptized by (his cousin)
John the Baptist
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Baptism
Copying Texts
Essenes
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Dead Sea Scrolls
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Jesus continued his teaching ministry
“Sermon on the Mount”
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Primary Source Text -
Sermon on the Mount (Gospel of Matthew)
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1st Read to “get the gist”
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2nd read
What does the text say about relationships?
Relationships between whom?
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What ideas in this passage can be considered “difficult”?
Why are people being asked to do this?
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Jesus Christ
* God
* Neighbors
* Enemies
Love = Agape“unconditional
Love”
Love for...
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Christianity SpreadsApostle Paul
spreads Christianity
Welcomes all converts
stresses equality(essential for democracy)
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Rome Spreads Judeo-Christian Ideals
At first, the Romans persecute Christians
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Rome adopts Christianity
Official religion of the Empire
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Islam
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Monotheistic religion based on the teachings
of Muhammad
Equality of People
Women’s Rights
Mercy
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Legacy of Monotheistic Religions
Ideals crucial to democratic outlook
Duty of individual, community to combat oppression
Individual dignity and worth; equality before God
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Renaissance and Reformation
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Roman Catholic Church
Most powerful institution in the world
Religious
Social
Political
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Renaissance Revives Classical Culture
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Renaissancemeans “rebirth”
Movement that stresses Classical
Culture (i.e. Greeks and Romans)
Focus on humans instead of God
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Begins in Italy
1300s
ideas spread because of the printing press
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Rejects the medieval Christian view that
life is only preparation for the
afterlife
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Renewed interest in human
potential and earthly
achievements
Question the role of government
Focus on the individual
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Explorers extend limits
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Reformation challenges Church PowerProtestants break away from the Catholic Church
Speak out against power and corruption
Martin Luther
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Encouraged people to read the Bible for themselves
Make their own religious
judgements
This is a DANGEROUS IDEA because it leads people to question other parts of society
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Renaissance & Reformation promote democracy by...
Challenge authority of Pope
Stress the value of the individual
Reading the Bible leads to learning about other ideas
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