Religions of the Middle East, Fri. Oct. 4th

Opened with a discussion of the religious service/faith interview report assignment
--discussed the difference between liturgical services and non liturgical services
LITURGICAL--liturgy=order of worship
set prayers
ritual reading/conversat.
clerical vestments
NON LITURGICAL--no liturgy
no/few set prayers
little readings
no clerical vestments


Yom Kippur--Day of Atonement
Highest Holy Day (around Jewish New Year-Rosh Hashana)
A day to pay for all the leftover sins
(collective sins of everyone)
=animal sacrifices pay for sins
1st-High Priest sacrifices bull for himself
2nd-sacrificial goat
3rd-scapegoat (Azazel)-sins are transferred to goat and its driven into the wilderness

Yom Kippur Today: Somber reflection on sins
Resolutions to do better
ask for forgiveness
Animal sacrifices stop

10 COMMANDMENTS:
1-No other Gods
2-No idols
3-Don't take the name God in vain
4-Observe Sabbath (saturday)-don't work
5-Honor your Father and Mother
6-No murder
7-No audultry
8-No stealing
9-No perjury (bearing false witness against your neighbor) legal
10-No coveting (internal commandment)
-jealousy

Test question: can't use 6th commandment against capitol punishment

First 4 commandments=God
Commandments 5-10=human relationships