The aim of this study is to examine and summarize what some Jewish, Christian and Islamic theologians answer to the question about why God created mankind. The theologians are divided in two categories. The first category deals with the time which the theologians are from; the medieval period and the modern period. The second is focused on the religions from which each one of them are a part of. The goal of this study is to reach an understanding of what different answers there are to this question and what can be concluded from what has been said. This study aims to solve this issue by working with three questions: What explanations and interpretations from medieval and modern theologians with Jewish, Christian and Islamic view give light to why God created man? What can be said of the examined answers to this question? What strategies can handle the problem of discord about why God created man? The conclusion of this study shows from the gathered data what can be said about human nature. The interpretations of the story of Adam and Eve for example, show that man and woman share a strong bond between each other due to having been created simultaneously and sharing one body. What this study contributes to as well is two alternative strategies that can help handle the problem of discord.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-110770 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Edström, Elias |
| Publisher | Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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