Well, the class is explicitly an introduction to Christian theology. So, you know, emphasis on the old unpronounceable Hebrew bloke is to be expected.
Mosaic law is pretty interesting. I've only got a very basic understanding of it (our Ancient Near East prof concentrates on the Exile traditions, so we're reading Jeremiah right now), but it's an interesting codification of things that set a people out as different. (If one accepts the argument for the laws to have been written up and solidified into their nearly-final form during the Babylonian Exile, it becomes even more interesting from a socio-historical point of view.)
...Moralistic Moron...
There's always one. We also have an Aggressive Atheist (I mean, really. The first answer he came up with when the prof asked 'What is religion?' was 'A source of conflict.' Not can be, just is.).
The theology class is interesting, because you're getting a perspective on religion that even most religious people don't go for. How many of your average Christians actually read and think about the theological arguments within their religion?
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Date: 2007-01-25 09:33 pm (UTC)Mosaic law is pretty interesting. I've only got a very basic understanding of it (our Ancient Near East prof concentrates on the Exile traditions, so we're reading Jeremiah right now), but it's an interesting codification of things that set a people out as different. (If one accepts the argument for the laws to have been written up and solidified into their nearly-final form during the Babylonian Exile, it becomes even more interesting from a socio-historical point of view.)
...Moralistic Moron...
There's always one. We also have an Aggressive Atheist (I mean, really. The first answer he came up with when the prof asked 'What is religion?' was 'A source of conflict.' Not can be, just is.).
The theology class is interesting, because you're getting a perspective on religion that even most religious people don't go for. How many of your average Christians actually read and think about the theological arguments within their religion?
(Godless heathens for a moral society! :))