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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Risultati 1-5 di 37
Pagina 4
... cult , and the Temple , which could continue forever with or without a nation - state . Their focus was on the continuity of the people , after the destruction of the state and the exile . It is assumed that sometime in the fifth ...
... cult , and the Temple , which could continue forever with or without a nation - state . Their focus was on the continuity of the people , after the destruction of the state and the exile . It is assumed that sometime in the fifth ...
Pagina 5
... cult . Much of what appears to be sacred is sacred in form but essentially secular in motivation and purpose . This is particularly true of the various law codes found in the Torah . According to the Torah , God promulgated all of these ...
... cult . Much of what appears to be sacred is sacred in form but essentially secular in motivation and purpose . This is particularly true of the various law codes found in the Torah . According to the Torah , God promulgated all of these ...
Pagina 7
... secular values in their writings . This is clearly seen in their devaluing of the Temple sacrificial cult , the major symbol of the sacralized society . It is taught how Torah was edited by a new A SECULAR APPROACH TO THE BIBLE 7.
... secular values in their writings . This is clearly seen in their devaluing of the Temple sacrificial cult , the major symbol of the sacralized society . It is taught how Torah was edited by a new A SECULAR APPROACH TO THE BIBLE 7.
Pagina 20
... cult prostitute , had sex with Judah ( 35 ) . From the union , twins are born . This story follows the beginning of the Joseph story and his conflicts with his brothers . As Joseph was separated from his brothers , so Judah separated ...
... cult prostitute , had sex with Judah ( 35 ) . From the union , twins are born . This story follows the beginning of the Joseph story and his conflicts with his brothers . As Joseph was separated from his brothers , so Judah separated ...
Pagina 27
... cult in Jerusalem , would no longer be constituted as a nation - state like others with a centralized government ( monarchy ) . From being an essentially secularized society with a cultic center and many localized altars , it became a ...
... cult in Jerusalem , would no longer be constituted as a nation - state like others with a centralized government ( monarchy ) . From being an essentially secularized society with a cultic center and many localized altars , it became a ...
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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