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
... Solomon : 1000-961 961-922 ( Division Following Solommon's Death ) The Kingdom Of Judah [ Judaea ] The Kingdom Of Israel ( Horizontal Lines Indicate A Change Of Dynasty ) KING REIGN PROPHETS KING REIGN Rehoboam 922-915 Jeroboam I 922 ...
... Solomon : 1000-961 961-922 ( Division Following Solommon's Death ) The Kingdom Of Judah [ Judaea ] The Kingdom Of Israel ( Horizontal Lines Indicate A Change Of Dynasty ) KING REIGN PROPHETS KING REIGN Rehoboam 922-915 Jeroboam I 922 ...
Pagina 3
... Solomon , who is to be his successor . In the first four verses , he instructs him to obey God so that he and his successors will prosper . In its following five verses , he instructs Solomon to execute several people , including the ...
... Solomon , who is to be his successor . In the first four verses , he instructs him to obey God so that he and his successors will prosper . In its following five verses , he instructs Solomon to execute several people , including the ...
Pagina 4
... Solomon and represented the orientation of the south , the tribes of Judah and Benjamin . Where it can be isolated , it contains a more or less continuous story , from Creation until the entry into Canaan . The E , or Elohist , source ...
... Solomon and represented the orientation of the south , the tribes of Judah and Benjamin . Where it can be isolated , it contains a more or less continuous story , from Creation until the entry into Canaan . The E , or Elohist , source ...
Pagina 40
... Solomon " ( 1 Kings 11:41 ; 1 Chron . 9:29 ) ; the records of the deeds of Rehoboam which had been written by Shemaiah the prophet and Iddo the seer " ( 2 Chron . 12:15 ; cf. 13:22 ) ; and a work of Jehu the son of Hanani that recounted ...
... Solomon " ( 1 Kings 11:41 ; 1 Chron . 9:29 ) ; the records of the deeds of Rehoboam which had been written by Shemaiah the prophet and Iddo the seer " ( 2 Chron . 12:15 ; cf. 13:22 ) ; and a work of Jehu the son of Hanani that recounted ...
Pagina 44
... Solomon . God's miracles in Joshua's time included the conquest of Jericho , and the stopping of the sun in Gibeon and the moon at Aijalon ( 10.2 ) . The miracle of the toppling of the walls of Jericho has God as the hero ( 6.1- 24 ) ...
... Solomon . God's miracles in Joshua's time included the conquest of Jericho , and the stopping of the sun in Gibeon and the moon at Aijalon ( 10.2 ) . The miracle of the toppling of the walls of Jericho has God as the hero ( 6.1- 24 ) ...
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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