exam I

allegory, antigone, augustine, color of water, Baganda Gita, Luke

allegory written by

plato

socrates was …

platos teacher

pain in the ass

gadfly

thief of joy, enemy of success

comparison

illusion gives us ….

security

free choice, free will

conditioning

excessive arrogance or pride

hubris

son of oediups, sister of ismene, sister of polyneices and etocles, niece of creon, fiancé of Haeman (son of creon)

antigone

where and when does Antigone take place

Thebes, 441 BC

group of elderly men leader speaks for the,

chorus

someone who predicts the future

oracle

king and queen of Thebes (son will kill king and marry queen)

Laius and Jocasta

passion

cupidity

divine created the world and set it into motion, world just functions with no interjection

divine watchmaker

divine intervenes in a way to provide for people

divine providence

gov run by religious means

theocracy

main theme of Augustine

free will/choice

cardinal virtues

prudence, fortitude, temperance, justice

knowledge of what to see/avoid, practical knowledge

prudence

courage/bravery despite misfortune and things not going in our power

fortitude

controls/checks desire in things shameful to desire (sex, alcohol, food)

temperance

gives each person their due, what leads us to give people what they deserve reward/punishment

justice

god is…..

omnipresent, trascendano, all powerful, all knowing, eternally good

AA revolutionary party, founded in 1966 Oakland cali, purpose to patrol AA neighborhoods to protect residence from police brutality, eventually provided more resources to AA

black panther

didn’t believe in equality of B and W, fought back with violence

malcom X

wanted equality for B and W

MLK

Krishna’s diciple, has to be shown how to fight his 5 brothers, fighting back is his duty

Arjuna

diety, human/god form

krishna

purpose of bhagavah Gita

understand how to overcome difficulty, self doubt, live life of truth and purpose

“bhagavah gita”

song of the lord, backbone of hindu tradition

“Mahabharata”

great tale of bharata dynasty

different stages of life

1) baby lets out cry (mouth)

2) reach out for you, try to get control of hands/feet

3) potty train, control of bodily functions

4) brain development

5) spiritual growth

cast system

priests (at top), undesirable and untouchables (at bottom)

never ending cycle

oraborous

good things

dharma

only way to feel ultimate fulfillment, enlightenment/nirvana, ultimate goal by dharma to get good karma (thru yogas)

moksha

two families

pandas( do good) , kaurauas (do bad), (both cousins)

Gita written as…..

epic poem

krishna enjouraged Arjuna (pandauas) to ….

fight!

discipline

yoga

disciple of action, what I do to influence my karma

karma yoga

discipline of knowledge and divine self, everyday I grow a little bit more

jnana yoga

discipline of loving devotion, grow in body/mind/soul

bhaki yoga

avatar of vishnu

krishna

born

incarnation

born again

reincarnation

god listen (to listen to god)

theophany

doctor, gospel of Jesus as healer, women used as central role

Luke

active participation god has in our lives

providence

believe, practice, become what every you believe

faith, religion, spirituality

when does the color of water take place

1921-1955

when does the bahavagita take place

400 BC

when does saint Augustine free choice take place

354-430 AD

when does the gospel of Luke take place

80-90 AD

when does the allegory of the cave take place

427 BC

when does the Antigone take place

497-406 BC

where does the color of water take place

Suffolk Virginia and NYC

where does the gospel of luke take place

Palestine, Judea, Samaria, Jerusalem, and the surrounding lands of the Greco-Roman Empire

the way of formation and transformation

conversatio

logic, grammar, rhetoric

trivium

arithmetic, music, geometry, astronomy

quadrivium

born 354 N africa, arrogant, beloved in good and evil forces, cult like, met ambrose (Xian bishop), was into drinking and partying/affairs, "hears voice “take and read”, has conversion

saint Augustine

travelors to jounrney, earthy bodies trying to find ultimate resting place (heaven)

augustine’s analogy of the inn

patrol saint of alcoholics and mothers

st Monica

hymns sung to the gods

vedas

commentaries

Brahmans

end of vedas (hymn)

Vedanta

actions have consequences

karma

duty in your place in life

dharma

soul migration, cycle of reincarnation, many briths

samsara

release, merge with brahman

moksha

invidivual soul, self

atman

universal soul, everything is part of it

brahman

name of religion for all people of India

hinduism

prithvi the cow/sky/heaven

earth/female

Dyaus the bull

male

primeval sacrifice, origins of cast ideas

purusha

head, priests teachers, twice born,

brahmins

arms, warriors, administrators, twice born

kshatriya

things, merchnats, artisans, twice born

vaishya

feet, indigenous, once born

sundra

the creator of the universe

brahma

preserver, 10 avatars

vishnu

destroyer, when people no longer follow dharma

shiva

son of shiva, elephant headed god

Ganesh

Mahabharata tells the story of

two sets of first cousins at war

5 pandavas

yudhisthira, bhima, Arjuna, nakula, sahadeva

100 kauravas

led by duryodhana, brother is duhsasana

Jesus

born and died a jew, raised in nazareth (born in Bethlehem), father moved wood, preached in Galilee, crucified by romans

jews are

monotheistic

6% of empire is

jewish

widows are the

lowest in rank

revealed text (divine inspiration)

behaved Gita, and Luke

Luke source

Q

good news

Evangelion

story of Jesus the christ

synoptics

beloved physician, travelled with apostle Paul, not eyewitness to Jesus’ ministry

Luke

not jews/god fearers

jews

Luke portrays Jesus as

the reconciler, compassion/empathy for poor, inclusiveness (when, gentiles, tax collectors, samartiants)

draw out meaning by studying language and social context

exegesis