Jesus and Eastern Thought Review

Where did people live?

Mesopotamia - Modern Day Iraq

What were religions

Polytheistic - except for the Judiasm (Hebrews)

What were the Assyrians known for

Sculptures, Ruthlessness

Some Examples of Servere Laws

Hammurabi’s code

Why was the Hammurabi Code Severe

• “Eye for an eye”

• Bleak Desert Climate

What ways was the Genesis Patriarchal

• Genesis

• Ishtar’s temple - Temple Harlots

Who were enslaved and wrote Torah in Babylon

Moses and Jewish people

Who was Jesus Christ

• Jewish

• Egypt Connection

• Virgin Birth - immaculate conception

• “Virgin” means pure in Aramaic language

  • Romans may have embellished this

• Carpenter

• Jewish Rabbi - Preached for 3 years

The Bible

• Old Testament - Torah - Jewish part - Jewish stories

• New Testament - Christian part - Also called the Gospels

• Not Sure who wrote it (Council of Nicaea)

• Yes but all are not included (Gnostic Gospels)

Jesus’s Teachings

• Essenes - Jewish sect - From Dead sea scrolls - 300 BC

• God is loving and compasionate

• Forgive “Turn the other cheek” not “Eye for eye”

• Original Sin exists - Catholics, baptism and confession

• Personal Salvation is important

Does Jesus Believe Judgement Day Exists?

• Judgement day - Heaven, Hell, and sin exists

Nietzsche thoughts on Christian Teachings

• They come for weak slave mentality

What is Armageddon

Last Battle on earth - Jesus vs. Anti-christ

Christian History

• Conquered Romans Converted - Emperor Constantine

• Council of Nicaea “Official Bible” Created, Jesus Voted to be an God

• Gnostic Gospels - Purger bible versions - mystical path

• Inquisition- 

  1. Jews

  2. Gays

  3. Muslims

Jerusalem, Israel

1. Dome of the Rock - Blue Mosque

2. Westerm Wall/Wailing Wall - King Solomon’s Temple Wall, Jewish Holy Site.

3. Church of the Holy Sepulcher - Where Jesus was Entombed after his crucifixion

Holy Christian Relics

1. Spear of Destiny

2. Crown of Thorns

3. Holy Staircase

Vatican Facts pt. 1

• Smallest Country - Created by Mussolini

• Saitn Peter’s cathedral - Biggest in the world

• Sistine chapel - “Last judgement” Michelangelo

• Pope Francis, Argentinian, Liberal

What is the Fisherman’s ring?

The Pope’s ring

Vatican facts pt.2

1. Papal Conclave - Cardinals Pick New Popes

2. Papal Infallibility - Pope’s are Never Wrong

3. Most US Catholics are Democrats

4. Cafeteria Catholics

5. Coptic Christians - Arab Christians

   1. Ankh - Coptic Cross

Hinduism

1. 5,000 BC - Unknown Sages

2. Poly and Monotheistic

3. Brahman “Big God” - undescribalble - unmanifested

What are the main 3 gods in Hinduism?

1. Brahma - Creator

2. Vishnu - Preserver

3. Shiva - Destroyer

4. Also Important - Ganesh - elephat god of luck - travelers - scholars

Hinduism pt. 2

1. Swastika -  Aryan Luck Symbol  

2. Lingam and Yoni - Symbol in temples 

3. Ganges River - Holiest Hindu River -  Cleanses Bad Deeds

4. Moksha - Hindu Heaven   

5. Bhagavad Gita - Hindu Holy Book - Krishna/ Arjuna

Caste System

• Brahmin priests on top

  • Origins - Aryan Tribe from Europe

• Roma Orgins - Indian tribe that moved to Europe

Hinduism Main Beliefs(pt 1)

1. Your Ego Doesn’t Exist

2. You’re Really an God/Self/Atman/Brahman

3. Reincarnation

4. Atman - Brahman God Particle

5. We Carry Attachments into next body

Hinduism (pt. 2)

1. Karma - Psychic Energert - Influencing Reincarnation

2. No Evil, Sin or Hell

3. Dharma - Rules Species/Castes Must /observe

4. Suffering has No Value

5. Sadhus - Hindu Monks

6. Aghori Sahhu “Bad Boys”

Buddhism (pt 1)

1. India - Founded in 5th century BC

2. Hindu Prince - Siddhartha Gautama - Became Buddha “Enlightened one”

3. Virgin Birth 

4. Leaves Palace - Becomes Sadhu

5. Renounces Ascetism

6. Becomes “Buddha” Under Bodhi Tree

7. Mara “Lust/Death Demon” Buddha Defeats

Buddihism

1. Maya - Great Illusion

2.  4 Noble Truths - Suffering

   1. In life, there is suffering

   2. The cause of suffering is desire

   3. To end suffering is to end desire

3. Dalai Lama - Tibetan Bodhisattva

   1. Dalai = First

   2. Lama = Spirtual Leader

4. Ate posionous mushrooms - died

5. Earliest accounts of Buddha - 200 years after death

Taoism

1. Lao-Tzu - Founder Chinese

2. Tao Te Ching - Book Wu Wei “Effortless Action”\

3. Yin Yange Masculine/Feminine Union

4. Wabi-Sabi Beauty in Imperfection

5. Qi - inner life force

6. Reverence for Nature

7. Hippies Liked Taoism

8. “Follow Dao” Moderate Path

Rumi

1.  sufi islamic mystic

2. Whirling Dervishes - Poerty