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Religious Studies H573/05 November 2021

Religious Studies H573/05 November 2021

1. Promised Land and Israel: covenant theology, Zionism, Abrahamic promise, political vs theological legitimacy, diaspora perspectives, modern controversies

2. Suffering and faith: Book of Job, theodicy, divine justice, trust in G-d (emunah), limitations of human understanding, passive acceptance vs protest theology

3. Holocaust theology: challenge to omnibenevolence, omnipotence, covenantal relationship, responses (e.g., Rubenstein, Fackenheim, Heschel), post-Shoah faith re-evaluation

4. Jewish feminism: role of women in Judaism, halachic reform, egalitarianism vs tradition, denominations’ responses (Orthodox, Conservative, Reform), sociocultural impact

5. Emphasis on covenant, theodicy, identity, political theology, religious practice and modern challenges; textual, historical, and contemporary analysis required

6. 40-mark essay format; balance of textual reference, philosophical reflection, communal impact, and critical engagement with classical and modern Jewish thought

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