Lesson 5 Flashcards
(16 cards)
What is esoteric doctrine?
unknown or only partially revealed or yet to be revealed truths
What is policy doctrine?
timely statements related to application of supportive or core doctrine
What is supportive doctrine?
elaborative, descriptive, timely teachings expanding on core doctrine
What is core doctrine?
unchanging truths of salvation
According to Jacob in the BOM, why did the Nephites keep the Law of Moses?
it pointed their souls to Christ
Why did the particulars of the law of moses change over time?
Israelites encountered new circumstances that required updates in how they lived God’s law
Where is the legal corpus/ covenant code found?
Exodus 20-23, in context of Moses’ ascent to Mount Sinai
The covenant code contains examples of apodictic law, which…
are often used for divine decrees, are presented as unconditional, and often lack a penalty
casuistic and participial laws…
set out a general precept and they provide varying cases that determine whether the individual’s behavior is allowed
The Covenant code is noteworthy for the protection of which groups?
marginalized groups such as the poor, widows, orphans, refugees, ad non-israelites
The legal corpus/ holiness code is found in..
Leviticus 1-7 and 17-27 in context of sacrificial instructions and legal instructions
Of the 3 legal codes that make up the law of Moses, which actively updates and revises earlier precepts?
the Deuteronomic code
What are some features of the Deuteronomic code?
an assumption that people are living in an urban setting, instructions for rule by kings, and an emphasis on worshipping only in one place
It is possible that the instructions in the Deuteronomic code…
represent a later addition to the original text, or represent a cosmology presenting an ideal for the world rather than instructions about what to do in the actual world
What are types and shadows?
people, events, or objects that symbolically point to another person, event, or object that is related in some way
What historical event does the Feast of Tabernacles celebrate?
time wandering in the wilderness after leaving Egypt. They make temporary dwellings out of palm branches and waving palm branches to rejoice
