RELG 2650 - Midterm Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
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RELG 2650
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RELG 2650
RELG 2650 - Midterm Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
Five Pillars of Islam
i. Profession of Faith
ii. Prayer
iii. Alms- giving to the poor, medical care
iv. Fasting/Ramadan
v. Hajj- pilgrimage, go to mecca and medina, the origin place
Important Works of Islam
Quran
i. Reveled b...
RELG 2650 - Midterm Exam Questions With
Complete Solutions
Five Pillars of Islam
i. Profession of Faith
ii. Prayer
iii. Alms- giving to the poor, medical care
iv. Fasting/Ramadan
v. Hajj- pilgrimage, go to mecca and medina, the origin place
Important Works of Islam
Quran
i. Reveled by Angel Gabriel to Muhammed
Sunna
i. Sayings and deeds of the prophet and his companions (hadith)
ii. It is a tradition, but one with great authority
Ijma:
i. originally consensus of companions and prophets on disputed questions
ii. Consensus of learned scholars
Sharia:
i. Islamic Law, that promotes religion life, progeny intellect and wealth- responsible for
action though all is under god
Qiva:
i. casuistry of legal scholars, discussion of cases
Important works of Judaism
, Torah:
i. The five books of Moses that constitute Law:
1. Genesis
2. Exodus
3. Leviticus
4. Numbers Deuteronomy
ii. The torah is made of 613 commandments that structure Jewish life.
iii. Interpretations of the torah Understood that Torah needs to be interpreted or that
sometimes demand of the Law could seem conflicted.
Talmud
i. Oral Law of the Jewish tradition, written after the destruction of the temple.
Talmud Vs Torah Conflict:
i. Take past cases and examples as models
ii. Use analogy form the past debates to apply to new situations
Creation
a. Existence depended on God
b. God creates all
c. God transcends creation: He is Omniscient, omnipotent, and eternal.
d. Creation is good
Elliot Dorff's list of fundamental Jewish themes/beliefs
a. Three Pillars:
i. Body Belongs to God: God Created Us- Body is on Loan, We receive the body as a
gift, We must care for the body
ii. The Body is Neutral: Not evil as in dualism, Good when we use it to follow law,
Pleasure can be commanded.
iii. Help God preserve and Protect the world: God allows people to act for the good,
Commitment to justice and care
Consequentalism
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