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What is the Greek orientation?
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good of city = good of soul
City is comprehensive. Only philosophers transcend the city. |
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What is the Jewish orientation?
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Religious law.
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What is the Greek idea of the Highest?
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Impersonal, intelligible divinity = Highest= heavens
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What is the Jewish idea of the Highest?
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Personal, Mysterious God = highest
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What is the Greek idea of the family and the city?
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Family demoted, but would have come just after the individual.
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What is the Jewish idea of the family and the city?
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City demoted, but would have come after the individual. Family just before God.
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How (according to Kass) does God educate Abraham?
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Abraham learned what was good by obedience to God, meaning obedience to
sacrifice. God comes before family and self. |
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How does Athens see the sacrifice of Abraham's son?
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Sacrifice goes against the good of the soul, not intrinsically good. Impossible to be 100% obedient.
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What “synthesis” of elements of these two does modern rationalism attempt?
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Jerusualem (spiritual law) and Athens (philosophy) = modern rationalism
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