RELG 2650 Midterm 1 Exam with Complete Solutions

RELG 2650 Midterm 1 Exam with Complete Solutions Abrahamic religions - Answer-Islam, Judaism, Christianity Muhammad descended from Abraham's son ___________ - Answer-Ishmael Jesus descended from the line of __________ - Answer-Isaac aspects of creation - Answer-1. existence depends on God 2. God created all 3. God transcends creation 4. Creation is good how idea of creation applies to our relationship with our body (general) - Answerbecause creation is good, our bodies are good because God created us, we should be oriented towards God and care for the world He created covenant - Answer-agreement between two parties, typically of unequal power, that creates a relationship tends to be a promise from God to bless alongside commandments from God covenant with Adam and Eve - Answer-they could eat from all the trees of the garden except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil Noahic Covenant - Answer-God's covenant with Noah to never again flood the earth sets forth commandments - a moral law valid for all people covenants with Israel - Answer-God embraces a covenantal relationship with the people of Israel through covenant with Abraham and Moses covenant with Abraham - Answer-promises Abraham will be the father of many nations promise of the promised land, promise of descendants, promise of blessing and redemption covenant with Moses on Mount Sinai - Answer-covenant between the Israelite tribes and God in which God gave the Law of Moses (including the 10 commandments) Torah - Answer-first five books of the Old Testament Five Books of Moses that constitute law - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy 613 commandments that structure Jewish life Talmud - Answer-central text of Rabbinic Judaism and primary source of Jewish religious law; collected debates of scholars about the Law Jewish interpretation of the law - Answer-the Torah needs to be interpreted - sometimes the demands of the law could seem to conflict casuistry - Answer-resolving of moral problems by the application of theoretical rules to particular instances tradition of debate and interpretation in the Talmud provides a model for how to apply the law to new situations Dorff's Fundamental Jewish themes/beliefs regarding healthcare - Answer-1. the body belongs to God 2. the body is neutral 3. we are to help God preserve and protect the world Meilander's Set of Tensions in Christian Thought - Answer-1. autonomy and community 2. free and finite 3. providence and freedom 4. embodied personhood 5. suffering Meilander - autonomy and community - Answer-God calls each person by name - each individual person has great dignity BUT, we are also social creatures and saved as a part of a community (the church) and have duties to others Meilander - free and finite - Answer-humans have free will and a spirit that transcends physical creation BUT, there is also a responsible freedom under God's law and we are bound by physical limitations Meilander - providence and freedom - Answer-all is in God's hands so we should trust in His care BUT, we also have a duty to care for others Meilander - embodied personhood - Answer-we are spiritual beings and are called to eternal life BUT, our bodies are an essential part of us In Christ, God took on human flesh - this makes the body even more precious