Disharmony between gods will and the existing social order

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Assignment:

Smith describes the process by which ancient Jews tried to take account of "the other" as meaningful, and he cites four characteristics which could prevent "the other" from being meaningful. What are they, and how did the Jews resist them? (75 to 100 words)
In discussing the meaning of the first chapter of Genesis for the Jewish understanding of creation, Smith regards as unique "an appreciation for nature, blended with confidence in man's power to transform nature for the good." What are the "three corollaries" that follow from the Western coupling of body and spirit in man? (50 words)
Smith develops five traits of humanity as understood in Judaism. What are these? (50 to 75 words)
What are the four reasons Smith gives that history was of "towering significance" to the Jews? (50 to 75 words)
How did the ancient Jewish idea of God differ from those of India and of the nature religions? (50 words)
What is the consequence of Judaism's sense of the "disharmony between God's will and the existing social order"? (50 to 75 words)
What is the "prophetic principle", and what do all prophets have in common? (50 words)
Smith states that "there are lessons and insights that suffering illumines as nothing else can." Describe the first example of this for the Je ws. (50 to 75 words)
What was "the deepest meaning" that the Jews found in their exile? Briefly describe it. (50 to 75 words)
What three features have remained constant in messianic hope? (50 words)

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