monotheistic tradition

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

human beings?Thursday, August 29, 2013

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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