Perspectives quiz 9/10

The “Fall”

the story of humanity’s disobedience and subsequent exile from paradise into death

“And the eyes of the two were opened, and they knew they were naked”

Genesis 3:7; Adam and Eve upon eating the forbidden fruit

Etiology

A story that explains an origin (e.g. custom or place name)

Right of Primogentiture

The right of the firstborn to inherit most or all of their father’s estate

“Your brothers blood calls out to me from the soil.”

God to Cain (Genesis 4:11)

“The lord set a mark upon Cain so that whoever found him would not slay him”

Genesis 4:15

Apetite

A longing fundamental to a nature

Mimicry

Imitation of another’s actions

Mimesis

Imitation of another’s desire (“catching” desire)

Model/mediator

One who mediates a desire

Acquisitive mimesis

Desire for a model’s object

Metaphysical mimesis

Desire for a model’s status

Restricted object/status

an object of desire that cannot be shared

Covenant

A treaty between God and individuals/ a nation sometimes with mutual obligations and promises

Anthropomorphism

The depiction of divine beings with human characteristics

Election

God’s choice of one person or nation over another for God’s own reasons and purposes; the elect must suffer

Sin

the choice to let oneself be overtaken by disordered desire

Jacob becomes ‘Israel’

“he who strives with God”

“For seeing your face is like seeing the face of God”

Jacob to Esau showing him mercy

Dei Verbum

Catholic teaching document on how to interpret scripture

Divine Providence

Latin for “foresight” The doctrine that God directs all earthly events, including moral evil, towards the greater good of the whole world

“You meant it for evil, but God meant it for good.”

Joseph to his brothers

Theodicy

A justification of God’s causes evil and suffering

Traditional problem of theodicy

The inconsistent triad: God is good/just; God is all powerful; evil exists

Retributive justice

To punish evil and reward righteousness

Free will theodicy

God responds to free choices through retributive justice

“The Satan”

Hebrew for “accuser, adversary.” A divine being subordinate to God

“Naked I came forth from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The lord gave and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord”

Job’s first response to God

“Oh that i might have my request, and that God would grant what i long for … that he would put forth his hand and cut me off!”

Job’s second response to God

“But I would speak with the almighty; I want to argue with God”

Job’s third response to God

“reflect now, what innocent person perishes? Where are the upright destroyed?”

Eliphaz to Job