Post on 19-May-2015
Judeo-Christian & Greco-Roman PerspectivesLaw, Reason, & Faith
What are we looking @O How are their perspectives similar?O How are their perspectives different?
Similar & Different about what?
O The law, reason, faith, duties of the individual
What are laws?
What does reason mean?
What about Faith?
Duties of the individual
OK! Lets get started!O Greco-Roman? HUH? Who are they?
GreeksO GreeksO 8th century b.c.e.O polis- city-stateO center of Greek lifeO politics
But what is it?O City-stateO Town, city, or village O Center/higher areaO People meetO Political reasonsO Market place/plaza
First you get the money…
O Actually no!O 3 groups in a polisO Citizens with political rights
O Who?O Citizens with no political rights
O Who?O Non-citizens
O Who ?
Please allow me to introduce myself!
O Aristotle-Greek philosopherO “We must rather regard every citizen
as belonging to the state.”
Greek TyrantsO Who are tyrants?O Not super wicked!O They were good for GreeceO Got rid of aristocratsO Democracy could flourish
DemocracyO Direct-democracy-u vote for lawsO Republic-democracy-u vote for
representatives to make laws
We already met…O Now lets meet PlatoO PhilosopherO “Professional thinker”O Men & women should have access to
schoolO 3 groups:
O Philosopher KingsO WarriorsO Everyone else
Back to AristotleO 3 good types of governments
O MonarchyO AristocracyO Constitutional government
O Studied 158 state constitutions
Now lets travel to Rome
Dos, two,deuxO GroupsO Patricians-wealthy land ownersO Plebeians-everyone else
Down with the King!O Created a republicO What was that again?
Roman SenateO 300 patricians serve for life
O Also had peoples assemblies
O A system of laws
O Wasn’t very good
Moooooove-get out the way!
O Rome spread all overO They conquered O Biggest empires everO Spread ideas like Christianity
What is that?O Jewish prophet named JesusO “love God and one another” O Went around preaching
They freaked outO Saw Jesus as a threat to the Roman
empireO They turned him over O He was crucifiedO Followers became known as
ChristiansO After his death, Jesus’ ideas spread
Believed in only 1 GodO Wouldn’t participate in Roman
ceremoniesO Honored Roman gods and emperorsO ProblemsO Eventually it couldn’t be contained
Roman & Christian views
O Virtue/stand up for one’s ideasO Duty to one’s community & the state
But…O Christians believed that nothing
should come before one’s relationship with God!
O This is where they differ the most
Greeks, Romans, and Christians
O Shared a devotion to duty and virtue O Allowed the WEST to blend their
ideas into government.
Lets Break it downO Greco-Roman views:
O Citizens should participate in government
O The world has natural laws-can be discovered through reason
O There should be written lawsO Democracy can be protected by
having three branches
ChristiansO Every person is born with worth and
dignityO Every person has the ability to
choose between doing good and badO Every person has the responsibility
to help others in need and the community
The End