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1、宗教比较讲义前言和总结（Prefaceandsummaryoflecturenotesonreligiouscomparison）Prefaceandsummaryoflecturenotesonreligiouscomparison,05October,06:12p.m.,Tuesday,03OriginallyuploadedtotheBaidulibrary,butcannotupload,buthadtopublishintheblog.Thisseriesofarticlesisforreferenceonly,theProtestantProt
2、estantismistheonlyoneinme,butthethoughtofsalvationisindeedexcessive,Ifeelalittlehumble,hopethatreadersmustkeepcalm.LecturenotesonreligionComparativeReligionsChenandWenMushareReligion(Religion)Definition"Religion"isduetothewideuseoftheEnglishword"religion"(fromLatinreligio),soitisn
3、oteasytodefineit.However,itgenerallyreferstothewaypeopleintersectwithGod(theGodreferstooneormoregodsorforcesbehindorbehindtheperceptibleentity).These"pathways"includethebeliefsystemoftheGod,andtherelationshipbetweenthebeliefsystemandtheworld.MostofthemincludereverenceforGodandbeha
4、viorpatterns(etiquetteandethics)."Religion"oftenreferstoabeliefsystem,aswellasinpeople'slifewiththepracticeofsimilareffects(suchasBuddhism,Confucianism,etc.).Therefore,thisabstractnouncanhavemanydifferentreferentobjects.ThereligiondescribedintheBibleTheOldTestamentHebrewandSyriaar
5、enotwiththesemanticscopeofthecorrespondingwords.ThedifferentformsofGreeknounsdeisidaimonia,threskeiaandeusebeiaintheNewTestamentaretranslatedinto"religion"or"religious"inEnglish.However,thesethreewordscannotfullycontainthemeaningofEnglishwords."Religion"isalwaystalkedaboutinthenew
6、andoldtestament.Fromacertainpointofview,thenewcontentoftheOldTestamentisfocusingontherelationbetweenthecreatorandcreation,allaroundacentraltheme:howthecreatorandcreature,especiallyhumansandcreaturesorintersect,howhowtocreatethemainintersection.Infact,everysentenceintheBibletriesto
7、getthereadertohavetherightintersectionwithgod.Inthissense,theBibleisfullofthethemeofreligion.Tobesure,theBiblesaysthatallcreaturespraiseGod(Ps.103:20;104:4;148:8;Bo38:7;competition44:23,etc.).ButwhattheBiblepaysattentiontoistopromotethecorrectbeliefinGod,therightattitudetowardsGod
8、,andthecorrectactingod.IntheBible
