The Secret Bible: A Secular ApproachSts. Jude imPress, 2006 - 192 pagine The basic thesis of The Secret Bible: A Secular Approach to the Bible is that the traditions which comprise the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament) were in their original form secular. It was only later when the existence of the Jewish people was threatened that the texts that made up the Bible were religionized, that is, God was made the center of the stories and histories and was seen as the single, all-powerful deity who had a special relationship to the Jewish people. Before the Bible was religionized, Israelite society was much like the others in the ancient Middle East with a secular government and sacrificial cult centered on altars in various temples. Many of the laws found in the legal codes of the first fivebooks of the Bible are secular. The stories of the first Hebrew found in the Pentateuch are essentially secular accounts of families and their problems. Religious elements were later added. The secular nature of the Bible will make it more accessible to those readers who do not accept God as the author of history and in control of nature. |
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Pagina vii
... Egypt ~ 1700 The Exodus - ~ 1250 Israelite Return To Canaan ~ 1200 Period Of Judges : 1200-1020 King Saul's Reign : 1020-1000 David : Solomon : 1000-961 961-922 ( Division Following Solommon's Death ) The Kingdom Of Judah [ Judaea ] The ...
... Egypt ~ 1700 The Exodus - ~ 1250 Israelite Return To Canaan ~ 1200 Period Of Judges : 1200-1020 King Saul's Reign : 1020-1000 David : Solomon : 1000-961 961-922 ( Division Following Solommon's Death ) The Kingdom Of Judah [ Judaea ] The ...
Pagina viii
... Egypt . Jewish theocracy established 300 in Judea by Ezra and Nehemiah . The high priests rule Judea . Hellenistic civilization overwhelms Western Asia and Egypt , following on the conquests by Alexander the Great . Chapter One It is ...
... Egypt . Jewish theocracy established 300 in Judea by Ezra and Nehemiah . The high priests rule Judea . Hellenistic civilization overwhelms Western Asia and Egypt , following on the conquests by Alexander the Great . Chapter One It is ...
Pagina 8
... Egypt . Such a revelation served to add tremendous authority - and make Torah binding on a future Israel . These books are a composite of ancient oral and written traditions going back centuries before editors finalized them - probably ...
... Egypt . Such a revelation served to add tremendous authority - and make Torah binding on a future Israel . These books are a composite of ancient oral and written traditions going back centuries before editors finalized them - probably ...
Pagina 9
... Egypt . Genesis ' first eleven chapters describe primeval history , while the remaining thirty - nine deal with the founding fathers , the Patriarchs of Israel : Abraham , Isaac and Jacob . God is the central element in all of these ...
... Egypt . Genesis ' first eleven chapters describe primeval history , while the remaining thirty - nine deal with the founding fathers , the Patriarchs of Israel : Abraham , Isaac and Jacob . God is the central element in all of these ...
Pagina 13
... Egypt , Lot's herdsmen quarreled with those of Abram . Once again , Abram was a model , here of conciliation : " Let ... Egyptian servant , Hagar , so that she ( Sarah ) " might be ' sonned ' ( built up ) through her " ( Hagar ) ( 14.2 ) ...
... Egypt , Lot's herdsmen quarreled with those of Abram . Once again , Abram was a model , here of conciliation : " Let ... Egyptian servant , Hagar , so that she ( Sarah ) " might be ' sonned ' ( built up ) through her " ( Hagar ) ( 14.2 ) ...
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Abraham Absalom Achish Ahab Ahaziah Amos Aram army Asherah Assyria Baal Babylon Babylonia Biblical Bilhah blessing Book of Esther books of Samuel brothers Canaan Canaanite chapters clear commandments conflict conquered conquest covenant David death defeated deity destroyed Deuteronomic historians Deuteronomy Ecclesiastes Egypt enemies Esau essentially secular Esther evil exile Exodus Ezra faith father Genesis God's gods hand Hebrew Bible holy human ideology idolatry Isaac Isaiah Israel Israelite society Israelites Jacob Jereboam Jeremiah Jewish Jews Joab Jonathan Joseph Joshua Josiah Judaea Judah Judges killed king kingdom land laws live Lord of hosts Manasseh Moab monarchy monolatry monotheism Mordecai Moses narratives nations Nehemiah northern tribes Numbers offerings Philistines priesthood priestly priests prophets punishment Rachel reign religious role sacralized sacred account sacrifices sacrificial cult Samuel Saul Saul's says the Lord secular secular account servant sins Solomon Song sons survival Temple in Jerusalem Torah worship Yahweh