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Single Idea 7663

[filed under theme 29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 2. Judaism ]

Full Idea

The notion from which both Judaism and Christianity to a large degree sprang is the notion of family life, the relations of father and son, perhaps the relations of members of a tribe to one another.

Gist of Idea

Judaism and Christianity views are based on paternal, family and tribal relations

Source

Isaiah Berlin (The Roots of Romanticism [1965], Ch.1)

Book Ref

Berlin,Isaiah: 'The Roots of Romanticism' [Pimlico 2000], p.3

A Reaction

He compares this with Plato's mathematical view of reality. Key stories would be Abraham and Isaac, and Jesus being the 'son' of God, which both touch the killing of the child. Berlin means that the universe is explained this way.

The 15 ideas with the same theme [followers of one god with a chosen people]:

7604 Amos was the first prophet to emphasise justice and compassion [Amos, by Armstrong,K]
19934 Hebrews were very hostile to other states, who had not given up their rights to God [Spinoza]
7663 Judaism and Christianity views are based on paternal, family and tribal relations [Berlin]
7336 A key moment is the idea of a single moral God, who imposes his morality on humanity [Johnson,P]
7341 Sampson illustrates the idea that religious heroes often begin as outlaws and semi-criminals [Johnson,P]
7342 Isaiah moved Israelite religion away from the local, onto a more universal plane [Johnson,P]
7344 Judaism involves circumcision, Sabbath, Passover, Pentecost, Tabernacles, New Year, and Atonement [Johnson,P]
7345 In exile the Jews became a nomocracy [Johnson,P]
7355 The Torah pre-existed creation, and was its blueprint [Johnson,P]
7597 There is virtually no sign of monotheism in the Pentateuch [Armstrong,K]
23056 Judaism only became monotheistic around 550 BCE [Gray]
7480 Monotheism was a uniquely Israelite creation within the Middle East [Watson]
7479 Modern Judaism became stabilised in 200 CE [Watson]
7481 The Israelites may have asserted the uniqueness of Yahweh to justify land claims [Watson]
20929 Traditionally, God dictated the Torah to Moses, unlike the later biblical writings [Zimmermann,J]