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Introduction to Philosophy

Introduction to Philosophy. Jesus’ Metaphysics. Jesus’ Jewish Metaphysics. God is real God had revealed Himself to the Jews, as to no one else He had told them His name Because of Jewish metaphysics, the West had both its “I’s” open

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Introduction to Philosophy

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  1. Introduction to Philosophy Jesus’ Metaphysics

  2. Jesus’ Jewish Metaphysics • God is real • God had revealed Himself to the Jews, as to no one else • He had told them His name • Because of Jewish metaphysics, the West had both its “I’s” open • In what ways does Jewish metaphysics differ from the beliefs of the sages in India?

  3. “I just discovered that I am God!” • Jewish response: • Hindi response:

  4. God is one, and God is perfect • Hindus reached that point from the bottom up • Jews reached that point from the top down

  5. God, Creator • Bara: the Hebrew word for create that never has any subject besides God.

  6. God is “He” • Never “She” (or “it”) • Emphasis: transcendence, not immanence • No goddesses or priestesses • Father • No other gods • Monotheism • Polytheism

  7. God is good • Beyond bribing • No dark side to Him • Because goodness flows from God, • Morality flows from metaphysics • “The whole world got a Jewish mother, a Jewish conscience, because the world got the Jewish Father.”

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