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25 Cards in this Set
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What are the three worlds of the bible?
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Historical, literary, contemporary
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What are the 7 dimensions to religion?
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Mythic/narrative, social/institutional, ritual/practical, doctrine, philisophical, experienctial/emotional, ethical/legal, material/artistic
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Epoche
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a scholarly approach to religion, a trait quality, suspension of belief
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informed empathy
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to see things through other people's eyes
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Genesis
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beginning
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prehistory
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before recording history
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cosmogenesis
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beginning of earth
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850-550 b.c.
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time around which Bible text written
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Most important question
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Why is there something when there could be nothing?
answer- God |
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Epic of Gilgamesh
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Babalonian story
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A myth
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A religious truth indirectly expressed
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referrential truth
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truth by correspondence, prove something is true/false if you can prove it in reality
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figurative truth
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truth that works in some pragmatic/reality way you dont verify it by correspondence but by your response to it
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literalist
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text can be referentially true
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nonliteralist
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text not literally true but not less figuratively true
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Textual variants of the 2 creations
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linguistic, composition, character
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1st story (linguistic)
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1-2.3 Gen. God called Elohim
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2nd story (linguistic)
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2.4-14 Gen. Lord God called Yahweh
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1st story (composition)
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man created last
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2nd story (composition)
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man created first
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1st story (character)
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Called P story, P writer-pattern, order, rhythem, verse-chorus. Priest put text together. Transcendent (mysterious)
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2nd story (character)
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Called J story, J writer- named after Jehovah used in text. Lord God (NRSV), Yahweh (Hebrew), Jahovah (KJV). Immanent (accessible)
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Serpent
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Speaks the truth. Is part of God because God created it. He is the craftiest of all the creatures.
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Where do myths derrive their real power?
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From the mirror you look into when you hear it.
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Height
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Metaphor for power. God says you cant get to me.
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