1-Read about what Siddattha Gotama (the Buddha) did to his bride Yasodhara and their newborn son Rahula, according on formal written sources.
1a-Concisely but thoroughly Describe Siddattha’s Actions:
1b-According to the ethical standard that you believe is most convincing and consistent, Morally Evaluate Siddattha’s Actions:
2-Read about what Avraham (Abraham) started, but did not finish, doing to his son Yitzhak, according to Genesis 22:1-19 (especially verses 9-12). [Be aware that not all rabbinical interpreters agree on the moral nature of Avraham’s actions in this passage.]
2a-Concisely but thoroughly Describe Avraham’s Actions:
2b-According to the ethical standard that you believe is most convincing and consistent, Morally Evaluate Avraham’s Actions:
3-Read about what Mosheh (Moses) and the Levite men did to the Yisraelite idolaters, according to Exodus 32 (especially verses 25-28). [Note that the “revelry” in verse 6 probably refers to a fertility-religion orgy.]
3a-Concisely but thoroughly Describe Mosheh’s Actions:
3b-According to the ethical standard that you believe is most convincing and consistent, Morally Evaluate Mosheh’s Actions:
4-Read about what Yehoshua (Jesus) min Natzaret taught his disciples about self-mutilation, according to the Gospel according to Saint Matthew 5:29-30 and 18:8-9, and the Gospel according to Saint Mark 9:43-47. [Note that there are no historical records of Yehoshua’s direct disciples practicing self-mutilation. However, some later Christians have practiced self-flagellation, and some even self-castration in the hopes of mitigating their overpowering sexual drives.]
4a-Concisely but thoroughly Describe Yehoshua’s Message:
4b-According to the ethical standard that you believe is most convincing and consistent, Morally Evaluate Yehoshua’s Message:
and Tim Dowley textbook, A Short Introduction to World Religions. Consult at least 2 reputable sources on thes of Yathrib/Madinah in 627, according to Ibn Ishaq’s Sirat Rasul Allah or other sources, and Quran 33:26; Quran 8:49-58; and Quran 9:29, as referenced by Montgomery Watt on page 268 in our Christopher Partridge
and Tim Dowley textbook, A Short Introduction to World Religions. Consult at least 2 reputable sources on the www. Again, just do your best from these ancient sources.
