Daoism (Taoism) Confucianism Shinto for week 5 read: Chapters 8 & 9 in Invitation to World Religions Chapters 8 & 9 Selected Readings from the World’s Religious Traditions Answer any 3 of the following week 5 essays: 1. Compare and contrast elements of Taoism with Confucianism. Be sure to include some of the following key concepts: yin & yang, chi, de (te), wu wei, tian, harmony, relationships, filial piety, jen (ren), shu, li, hsueh. 2. Explore on your own some of the Chinese scriptures such as: the Analects, Tao te Ching, Mencius, I Ching, Confucius’ Ethics and Politics, the works of Chuang Tzu. Share your thoughts on the particular readings you have chosen. (You will have to look outside your text for much of this information.) 3. Comment upon selected Taoist or Confucian scriptures from the Sacred Readings website or the readings with links above. How do the scriptures or reading you have selected (tell me specifically which ones you have chosen to write about) compare with the historical and theological information presented in the Invitation to World Religions text? 4. Answer Review Questions # 1, 3 and 4 from p. 292 (2nd edition) or page 299 of Invitation to World Religions (end of Chapter 8) 5. How is ancient Chinese polytheism like Shinto? In what ways are they different? In what ways are Shinto unlike any other world religions? You might address things like ancestor worship, kami, divination, shrines, ritual, miko, Kojiki, I Ching, zoomorphism, roles of kings & emperors, shamans & priests. 6. Trace the evolution of the revival of Shinto in the modern period (19th and 20th centuries). Don’t forget to include your sources or bibliography. Judaism Zoroastrianism Chapters 10 & 11 in Invitation to World Religions Chapters 10 & 11 Selected Readings from the World’s Religious Traditions In Sacred Readings: Look at and Listen to a few Zoroastrian Scriptures http://www.avesta.org/ka/index.html Jewish Rabbinic Text – Pirke Avot (The Sayings of the Fathers) http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/sjf/sjf04.htm Listen to Jewish Prayer https://www.chabad.org/multimedia/music_cdo/aid/888516/jewish/Liturgy.htm Write 2 Jewish essays and 1 Zoroastrian essay: Prompts: You may use any resources at your disposal. List your sources at the end of each essay. Not all the answers to these questions are directly addressed in your text. Appropriately cite any sources if you are quoting or closely borrowing from an author’s text (physical or electronic). Suggested length is 2 or more pages per question (450 to 800 words). 1. At what point can Jewish myths from the scriptural tradition be separated from Jewish history? Why is the scriptural tradition so important and why do you think it has been so enduring (its narrative directly integrated into the two largest religions in the world today, Christianity and Islam)? 2. Outline the significance of the notion of “Oral Torah” and later development of the Mishnah, Midrash, Hagaddah, Halakah and Talmud. Address the evolving role of the synagogue in Jewish history and tradition. Why do you think Judaism was comprised of so many movements or parties (Scribes, Sadducees, Pharisees, Zealots, Herodians, Essenes) in the centuries surrounding the beginning of the Common Era (CE or AD) ? 3. How is Judaism transformed in the Medieval period and how have those changes effected the evolving shape of Judaism into the modern period? 4. Write about the significance of ceremony, prayer, tradition and scripture in modern Jewish practice. Describe some of the modern Jewish movements (Reform, Orthodox, Conservative, Hasidic, Reconstructionist). 5. Answer Review Questions 1, 2 & 5 at the end of Zoroastrian Chapter 10, page 348 (2nd edition) or page 358 in Invitation to World Religions. 6. What are some of the most important factors concerning the ancient origin and history of Zoroastrianism? 7. Discuss some of the Zoroastrian influences upon Judaism and Christianity. 8. Write an essay about Judaism in America. Don’t forget to include your sources or bibliography.
38803Daoism (Taoism)
Confucianism
Shinto
for week 5 read: Chapters 8 & 9 in Invitation to World Religions
Chapters 8 & 9 Selected Readings from the World’s Religious Traditions
Answer any 3 of the following week 5 essays:
1. Compare and contrast elements of Taoism with Confucianism. Be sure to include some of the following key concepts: yin & yang, chi, de (te), wu wei, tian, harmony, relationships, filial piety, jen (ren), shu, li, hsueh.
2. Explore on your own some of the Chinese scriptures such as: the Analects, Tao te Ching, Mencius, I Ching, Confucius’ Ethics and Politics, the works of Chuang Tzu. Share your thoughts on the particular readings you have chosen. (You will have to look outside your text for much of this information.)
3. Comment upon selected Taoist or Confucian scriptures from the Sacred Readings website or the readings with links above. How do the scriptures or reading you have selected (tell me specifically which ones you have chosen to write about) compare with the historical and theological information presented in the Invitation to World Religions text?
4. Answer Review Questions # 1, 3 and 4 from p. 292 (2nd edition) or page 299 of Invitation to World Religions (end of Chapter 8)
5. How is ancient Chinese polytheism like Shinto? In what ways are they different? In what ways are Shinto unlike any other world religions? You might address things like ancestor worship, kami, divination, shrines, ritual, miko, Kojiki, I Ching, zoomorphism, roles of kings & emperors, shamans & priests.
6. Trace the evolution of the revival of Shinto in the modern period (19th and 20th centuries).
Don’t forget to include your sources or bibliography.
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
Chapters 10 & 11 in Invitation to World Religions
Chapters 10 & 11 Selected Readings from the World’s Religious Traditions
In Sacred Readings:
Look at and Listen to a few Zoroastrian Scriptures
http://www.avesta.org/ka/index.html
Jewish Rabbinic Text – Pirke Avot (The Sayings of the Fathers)
http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/sjf/sjf04.htm
Listen to Jewish Prayer
https://www.chabad.org/multimedia/music_cdo/aid/888516/jewish/Liturgy.htm
Write 2 Jewish essays and 1 Zoroastrian essay:
Prompts:
You may use any resources at your disposal. List your sources at the end of each essay. Not all the answers to these questions are directly addressed in your text. Appropriately cite any sources if you are quoting or closely borrowing from an author’s text (physical or electronic). Suggested length is 2 or more pages per question (450 to 800 words).
1. At what point can Jewish myths from the scriptural tradition be separated from Jewish history? Why is the scriptural tradition so important and why do you think it has been so enduring (its narrative directly integrated into the two largest religions in the world today, Christianity and Islam)?
2. Outline the significance of the notion of “Oral Torah” and later development of the Mishnah, Midrash, Hagaddah, Halakah and Talmud. Address the evolving role of the synagogue in Jewish history and tradition. Why do you think Judaism was comprised of so many movements or parties (Scribes, Sadducees, Pharisees, Zealots, Herodians, Essenes) in the centuries surrounding the beginning of the Common Era (CE or AD) ?
3. How is Judaism transformed in the Medieval period and how have those changes effected the evolving shape of Judaism into the modern period?
4. Write about the significance of ceremony, prayer, tradition and scripture in modern Jewish practice. Describe some of the modern Jewish movements (Reform, Orthodox, Conservative, Hasidic, Reconstructionist).
5. Answer Review Questions 1, 2 & 5 at the end of Zoroastrian Chapter 10, page 348 (2nd edition) or page 358 in Invitation to World Religions.
6. What are some of the most important factors concerning the ancient origin and history of Zoroastrianism?
7. Discuss some of the Zoroastrian influences upon Judaism and Christianity.
8. Write an essay about Judaism in America.
Don’t forget to include your sources or bibliography.
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